The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea
Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576)
1514–15, printed 1549
Medium
woodcut
Dimensions
40 × 55 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1952.296
Tags
male
About this artwork
This composition is made up of 12 separately printed woodcuts to create one image in grand scale. The size rivals that of a history painting, and, unlike most prints, the composition would have been hung on the wall. This is confirmed by the lack of complete impressions from the date of the print's creation—around 1515. This and all extant impressions date from a later edition, published in 1549 by the publisher Domenico dalle Greche (Italian, active 1543–1558). The woodcut is based on a drawing...