Left Third of a Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache over traces of chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (28.3 x 21.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1956
Accession Number
58.651.82
Tags
About the Artist
Antonio da Trento|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · 1500–1560
Antonio da Trento (c. 1508–1550) was an Italian printmaker who specialized in chiaroscuro woodcuts, a sophisticated printing technique that used multiple woodblocks to create images with tonal depth and atmospheric effects. Working during the height of the Italian Renaissance, Antonio was one of a small group of master printmakers—including Ugo da Carpi, Niccolò Vicentino, and Nicolò Boldrini—who ...