The Entombment
ca. 1780
Medium
Etching with brown wash on light blue laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 14 5/16 × 8 5/8 in. (36.3 × 21.9 cm) Sheet: 19 3/16 in. × 12 in. (48.8 × 30.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dr. Leopold Heinemann, 1948
Accession Number
48.99.15
About the Artist
Stefano Mulinari|Luca Cambiaso · 1731–1800
Stefano Mulinari (ca. 1741–1790) was an Italian engraver from Florence who ranks among the greatest reproduction engravers of the second half of the 18th century. Born around 1741, Mulinari became a pupil of Andrea Scacciati, under whose guidance he developed exceptional technical skill in translating drawings and paintings into engraved form. His career focused on making his reputation through re...