Composite Image Depicting Actions of Henri IV, King of France, upon His Abjuration of the Protestant Faith
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22 × 27.1 cm (8 11/16 × 10 11/16 in.) trimmed within plate mark
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Vincent Buonanno
Accession Number
2023.41.11
About the Artist
German 16th Century
The designation "German 16th Century" refers to a collective of anonymous artists active during the height of the German Renaissance, a period marked by profound artistic innovation amid the Protestant Reformation and humanist revival. Little is known about the individual lives or training of these makers, as their identities remain undocumented, with works often attributed based on regional style...