Dispuut over het Heilige Sacrament (linker deel)
1552
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
405; 516
About this artwork
height 516 mm x width 405 mm
Art Historical Context
Giorgio Ghisi's *Dispuut over het Heilige Sacrament (linker deel)*, created in 1552, is a masterful engraving capturing the left section of a grand theological debate on the Eucharist. This work reproduces elements of Raphael's iconic fresco *Disputation of the Holy Sacrament* from the Vatican’s Stanza della Segnatura, bringing the High Renaissance masterpiece to a broader audience through printmaking. At 516 mm high by 405 mm wide, its impressive scale underscores Ghisi's ambition to rival the original's monumentality. As a leading Italian engraver from Mantua (1520–1580), Ghisi excelled in ...
About the Artist
Giorgio Ghisi · 1520–1582
Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1520–1582) was one of the most accomplished engravers of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for translating the monumental compositions of Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Michelangelo into the exacting medium of the burin. Born in Mantua, he trained in an environment shaped by the legacy of Giulio Romano's decoration of the Palazzo del Te, and the grandeur of that Mannerist tradition ...