The escape of Cloelia
1540–50 (published by Andreani in 1608)
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in green (sate ii/ii)
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 in. × 15 3/16 in. (28 × 38.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.23
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Niccolò Vicentino|Maturino da Firenze|Andrea Andreani · 1540–1550
**Niccolò Vicentino (also known as Giuseppe Niccolò Rospigliosi or Rossigliani, called Vicentino)** was an Italian Renaissance painter and wood-engraver active primarily in the mid-16th century. Born in Vicenza around 1525, he worked in Bologna circa 1550. He specialized in the demanding technique of chiaroscuro woodcuts, which use multiple blocks to create tonal effects of light and shadow. He w...