The Presentation in the Temple
1540/50
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from 4 blocks, printed in tan and gray, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 40.5 × 29.5 cm (16 × 11 5/8 in.); sheet: 41.2 × 30.6 cm (16 1/4 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
13507
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Niccolò Vicentino · 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...