Allegory of the Salvation of Mankind (Allegory of the Old Law and the New)
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 7 15/16 in. (26 × 20.2 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
51.501.6702
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the intricate engraving *Allegory of the Salvation Mankind (Allegory the Old Law and the)*, Flemish artists Hieronymus Wierix and Crispijn van Broeck craft a vivid religious narrative from the late 16th century.ix, renowned for his meticulous reproductive engravings of religious subjects collaborated with van den Broeck a designer known for Mannerist figures and compositions. This undated print, measuring 10 1/4 × 7 15/16 inches, exemplifies the Northern Renaissance's fusion of symbolism and fine detail, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Elisha Whittelsey Collection. The compo...