Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 9/16 × 10 1/8 in. (42 × 25.7 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
51.501.895
Tags
SkullsWomenDogsAllegory
About the Artist
Domenico Fetti|Henri Simon Thomassin · 1591–1623
Fetti is known for portraits and religious paintings that were reworked into contemporary genre scenes. These popular paintings were typically small in scale but noted for their broad brushstrokes. He was probably born in Rome, but is often considered a member of the Venetian School. Comment on works: Religious