Achilles Removing Patroclus' Body From the Battle
Léon Davent|Giulio Romano
ca. 1547
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 14 5/16 x 23 1/4 in. (36.3 x 59.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.550
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BattlesSwordsMenMale NudesPatroclusAchillesHorses
About the Artist
Léon Davent|Giulio Romano · 1540–1556
**Léon Davent** (also known as Master L.D. or the monogrammist L.D.) was a French printmaker active in the mid-16th century, best known for his work in both engraving and etching. He played a leading role in the printmaking workshop associated with the First School of Fontainebleau at the Palace of Fontainebleau during the 1540s. His prints, often signed simply “L.D.,” reproduced designs by Italia...