When was "People Fleeing a Burning City" created?

This artwork was created 16th century.

What medium is "People Fleeing a Burning City"?

People Fleeing a Burning City is Etching.

Is "People Fleeing a Burning City" in the public domain?

Yes, People Fleeing a Burning City is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

People Fleeing a Burning City

Q: Who created "People Fleeing a Burning City"?

People Fleeing a Burning City was created by Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century|Francesco Primaticcio in 16th century.

Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century|Francesco Primaticcio

16th century

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 15 3/16 x 11 15/16 in. (38.5 x 30.4 cm) Sheet: 15 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (39 x 30.8 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. Goodwin M. Breinin Gift, 1992

Accession Number

1992.1014

Tags

ChildrenMenWomenDogsFires

Art Historical Context

Behold *People Fleeing a City*, a dramatic 16th-century etching the School of Fontaineble, possibly by Francesco Primaticcio, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints. This anonymous French work captures the chaos of disaster through a bustling scene of men, women, children, and even dogs scrambling from towering flames, evoking the terror of urban catastrophe. The School of Fontaineble, centered at the royal palace under King Francis I, blended Italian Mannerist elegance with French refinement, producing intricate designs for tapestries, stucco, and prints. Etching, a ...

People Fleeing a Burning City

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