The Vision of Ezekiel
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 37.8 × 51.6 cm (14 7/8 × 20 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
2013.99.1
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Fontana
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1524-1587) was an Italian painter and engraver from the Veneto region who achieved his greatest success working for the Habsburg court in Austria. Born at Ala near Verona in 1524 (not Venice as sometimes stated) and dying on September 25, 1587, Fontana's career exemplifies the mobility of skilled artists in the sixteenth century and the importance of aristocratic patrona...