The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 18 1/8 in. (34 × 46 cm) Plate: 12 3/8 × 16 15/16 in. (31.5 × 43 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Fern and Lewis Lowenfels, 2022
Accession Number
2022.459.6
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti|Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.