Pagan Sacrifice, after an Antique Bas Relief
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 3/4 × 16 1/8 in. (37.5 × 41 cm) Plate: 8 3/8 × 10 5/16 in. (21.3 × 26.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John H. Sichel, 1966
Accession Number
66.747.84
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet|Antonio Lafreri · 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 ...