Presentation in the Temple
c. 1540
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks: black line block and three red-brown tone blocks
Dimensions
sheet: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift (Partial and Promised) of Daryl R. Rubenstein and Lee G. Rubenstein, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.11.1
About the Artist
Italian 16th Century
"Italian 16th Century" refers to a collective attribution for anonymous painters and sculptors active in Italy during the 16th century, a period bridging the High Renaissance and Mannerism. These artists, often working in workshops of masters like Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, remain unidentified due to the collaborative nature of Renaissance production. Their early lives and training are not ...