Allegory of the Fall of Ignorant Humanity: Virtus Combusta
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian)
c. 1500–1505
Medium
engraving printed on two sheets
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1925.155.a
Tags
male
About the Artist
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian)
The designation "Italian" in art collections typically refers to an anonymous artist or a loose attribution to works from Italian schools, rather than a specific individual. With 173 known artworks in the museum's collection, this entry likely encompasses paintings by unidentified masters active across various periods, such as the Renaissance, Baroque, or later eras. Early life and personal detail...