The Prophet Joel
Giorgio Ghisi
c. 1570
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 56.9 × 42.9 cm (22 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Sheet: 56.9 × 44 cm (22 7/16 × 17 3/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
135441
About the Artist
Giorgio Ghisi · 1520–1582
Giorgio Ghisi (c. 1520–1582) was one of the most accomplished engravers of the Italian Renaissance, renowned for translating the monumental compositions of Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Michelangelo into the exacting medium of the burin. Born in Mantua, he trained in an environment shaped by the legacy of Giulio Romano's decoration of the Palazzo del Te, and the grandeur of that Mannerist tradition ...