Girl carrying a crucifix and stepping toward a pilaster, seen from behind
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 6 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (16 × 7.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.78.2(19)
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching, titled *Girl Carrying a Crucifix and Stepping Toward Pilaster, Seen from*, is attributed to Guido Reni origianino (Girol Francesco Maria Mazzola) dates to circa 159–1600. Printed on a trimmed sheet measuring 6 5/16 × 3 1/8 inches (16 × 7.9 cm), it to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints collection, thanks to the Harris Brisbane Dick acquisition in 1927. Etching—a revolutionary intaglio technique where acid etches lines into a metal plate—enabled precise, tonal effects ideal for intimate religious scenes. Here, a young girl strides purposefully from behind, c...
About the Artist
Guido Reni|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · 1575–1642
Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...