The sacrifice to Priapus who is in the form of a statue in the centre, Bacchus and a satyr at the left
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 6 3/8 x 11 5/16 in. (16.2 x 28.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John H. Sichel, 1966
Accession Number
66.747.8
Tags
GarlandsBacchusSatyrsMale NudesGoats
About the Artist
Master of the Die|Philippe Thomassin|Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi · 1525–1560
**Master of the Die** (fl. 1525–1560) was an anonymous Italian engraver and printmaker active primarily in Rome during the mid-16th century. Named for the distinctive small die he used to sign his prints—a tiny emblematic mark that became his moniker—this elusive artist remains unidentified despite scholarly proposals linking him to figures like Benedetto Verino, Giovanni Francesco Zabello, Tommas...