The Resurrection
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 14 in. × 9 1/4 in. (35.5 × 23.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.4668
Art Historical Context
**The Resurrection** (1662) is a striking engraving collaboratively produced by Dutch artist Cornelis Bloemaert and Italian painter Ciro Ferri Bloemaert, known for his precise reproductive engravings, likely translated Ferri's dynamic Baroque design onto the copper plate, resulting in this trimmed sheet measuring 14 × 9¼ inches. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints as part of The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, it 17th-century printmaking excellence. Engravings like this were revolutionary for their time, allowing intricate artworks to be reproduced and disseminated widel...