Joseph of Arimathea
1549/60
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 37.8 × 19 cm (14 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 37.9 × 19 cm (14 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
147615
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Beatrizet spent most of his working life in Italy. While in Rome, he specialized in reproducing Italian paintings and views of Rome. At this time, he also studied the techniques and style of Michelangelo (Italian, 1475-1564). The fine and tight crosshatching on the body of the hooded man seen here is reminiscent of Michelangelo's drawing style, which was textured with such vigorous crosshatchng that it often resembled marks left by chisels on stone.
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet · 1515–1566
Nicolas Beatrizet, born around 1515 in Lunéville, Lorraine (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), emerged as one of the most prolific French engravers of the 16th century. Little is known about his early life and training, with no records of specific teachers or apprenticeships, though regional influences from German and Italian printmaking likely shaped his skills before he arrived in Rome around ...