The Fall of Phaeton
Nicolas Beatrizet
c. 1540
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Sheet, edges clipped: 41.8 × 29.2 cm (16 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
106668
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet · 1515–1566
Nicolas Beatrizet, born around 1515 in Lunéville, Lorraine (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), emerged as one of the most prolific French engravers of the 16th century. Little is known about his early life and training, with no records of specific teachers or apprenticeships, though regional influences from German and Italian printmaking likely shaped his skills before he arrived in Rome around ...