The Transfiguration, after Raphael
Medium
Engraving; first state (?)
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 10 15/16 × 12 7/16 in. (27.8 × 31.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.16-150
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Nicolas Beatrizet|Tommaso Barlacchi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) · 1515–1566
Nicolas Beatrizet, born around 1515 in Lunéville, Lorraine (then part of the Holy Roman Empire), emerged as one of the most prolific French engravers of the 16th century. Little is known about his early life and training, with no records of specific teachers or apprenticeships, though regional influences from German and Italian printmaking likely shaped his skills before he arrived in Rome around ...