Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)
Daniele da Volterra
probably ca. 1545
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
34 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (88.3 x 64.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Clarence Dillon, 1977
Accession Number
1977.384.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
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About the Artist
Daniele da Volterra · 1509–1566
Highly talented and individual follower of Michelangelo; influential works include his fresco of the "Deposition" and a bust of Michelangelo made from his death mask. Ironically, he is famous for painting draperies over nudes in Michelangelo's "Last Judgement." Italian painter, muralist. Comment on works: History