A winged figure of Fame standing facing left and sounding a trumpet
1570–1615
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (32.9 × 18 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
51.501.646
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late Renaissance era, Italian engraver Cherubinoti (1553–1615), also known as Zaccariaia, captured the dynamic spirit of classical mythology in *A Winged Figure of Fame Standing Left and Sounding a Trumpet*. Created between 1570 and 1615, this engraving personifies Fame (Fama), a winged allegorical figure from ancient lore who proclaims heroic deeds and eternal glory. Facing left with trumpet raised, she embodies the Renaissance fascination with antiquity, virtue, and renown, often invoked in portraits and funerary art to immortalize the great. Alberti, a master of Mannerism—a stylish ...
About the Artist
Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) · 1553–1615
Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615), also known by his birth name Zaccaria Mattia, was an Italian engraver and painter active in Rome during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Born in Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany, he came from an artistically inclined family and received training that equipped him for work in both painting and the reproductive graphic arts. It was as a printmaker, however,...