An Old Man Standing: Saint Paul
Nicolas Beatrizet
c. 1545
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 38.2 × 31 cm (15 1/16 × 12 1/4 in.); Sheet: 43.6 × 34.1 cm (17 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
193082
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet · 1515–1566
Nicolas Beatrizet, born around 1515 in Lunéville, Lorraine (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), emerged as one of the most prolific French engravers of the 16th century. Little is known about his early life and training, with no records of specific teachers or apprenticeships, though regional influences from German and Italian printmaking likely shaped his skills before he arrived in Rome around ...