A saint at right, Saint John Nepomuk (?), surrounded by figures, raising his hands towards angels at upper left
1670–1731
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 15 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (40.4 × 28.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.263
Art Historical Context
This evocative etching, titled *A saint at right, John Nepomuk ( surrounded by figures, raising hands towards angels at upper*, is attributed to Domenico Maria Canuti or an anonymous artist active between 1670 and 1731 Measuring 15 78 × 11 1/8 inches, it captures a dramatic religious scene typical of the Baroque era, saints like the martyred John Nepomuk—venerated for his faith and confession under torture—intercede with heavenly angels. The composition draws the eye upward, emphasizing divine aspiration amid swirling figures. Etching, the medium here, was a revolutionary intaglio technique i...
About the Artist
Domenico Maria Canuti|Anonymous · 1625–1684
Italian, Bologna 1625–1684 Bologna