Christ and the disciples at Emmaus
Giovanni Battista Fontana
1572/73
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 18.4 × 29.8 cm (7 1/4 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80006
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Fontana
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1524-1587) was an Italian painter and engraver from the Veneto region who achieved his greatest success working for the Habsburg court in Austria. Born at Ala near Verona in 1524 (not Venice as sometimes stated) and dying on September 25, 1587, Fontana's career exemplifies the mobility of skilled artists in the sixteenth century and the importance of aristocratic patrona...