The Lovers
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 5 15/16 x 4 1/8 in. (15.1 x 10.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Accession Number
26.70.3(103)
Tags
Art Historical Context
*The Lovers*, an enchanting 17th-century etching attributed to an anonymous Italian artist—or possibly inspired by the Mannerist master Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola)—ures a tender moment of intimacy amid nature. Measuring just 5 15/16 x 4 1/8 inches, this delicate print from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department evokes the elegance of Italian Renaissance traditions extended into the Baroque era. Etching, a precise intaglio technique using acid to bite lines into a metal plate, allowed artists to achieve intricate details and fluid lines, making it id...