Portrait of Georg Pencz (Imago Gregori Peins)
Unknown Artist
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 13/16 × 3 3/16 in. (12.3 × 8.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.43.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate *Portrait of Georg Penc (Imago Gregoriins)*, a gem from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection. This intimate engraving captures the likeness of Georg Pencz, rendered in a compact sheet measuring just 4 13/16 × 3 3/16 inches (12.3 × 8.1 cm). through the Rogers Fund in 1919, it the portable artistry of prints, which allowed portraits to circulate widely among collectors and scholars during their era. Crafted by an unknown artist, this work is the second state of two—a term in printmaking denoting a revised edition, often with subtle alterations like...