Sloth (Acedia), from The Seven Vices
Medium
Engraving; second state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. (18.5 x 13.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.601.19(59)
Tags
BoysMale NudesPortraitsWomen
About the Artist
Philips Galle|Hieronymus (Jerome) Wierix|Philips Galle · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...