Saint John the Baptist in the desert, a lamb by his side
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from two block in green, thrid state of three
Dimensions
sheet: 4 1/4 x 4 5/16 in. (10.8 x 11 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.119
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Antonio da Trento|Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) · 1500–1560
Antonio da Trento (c. 1508–1550) was an Italian printmaker who specialized in chiaroscuro woodcuts, a sophisticated printing technique that used multiple woodblocks to create images with tonal depth and atmospheric effects. Working during the height of the Italian Renaissance, Antonio was one of a small group of master printmakers—including Ugo da Carpi, Niccolò Vicentino, and Nicolò Boldrini—who ...