Christ supported by an angel standing on a cloud with light radiating behind them
1570–1615
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (35 × 24.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.336
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Art Historical Context
Cherubino Alberti, Italian engraver and painter between 1570 and 1615, captures a moment of divine tenderness in this engraving titled *Christ Supported by an Angel Standing on Cloud with Light Radiating Them*. Created during the late Mannerist period, the work exemplifies Alberti's mastery of printmaking, a medium that allowed artists to reproduce intricate religious imagery for widespread devotion across Europe. Measuring 13¾ × 9¾ inches, this sheet from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Drawings and Prints department was acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in 1953. The composition ...
About the Artist
Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) · 1553–1615
Cherubino Alberti (1553–1615), also known by his birth name Zaccaria Mattia, was an Italian engraver and painter active in Rome during the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Born in Borgo San Sepolcro in Tuscany, he came from an artistically inclined family and received training that equipped him for work in both painting and the reproductive graphic arts. It was as a printmaker, however,...