Two Nymphs Carrying a Third
Francesco Primaticcio
ca. 1547
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, traces of white corrections. Black chalk shading probably added by a later hand.
Dimensions
9 1/8 x 11 in. (23.2 x 27.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.412
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
AnimalsNymphs
About the Artist
Francesco Primaticcio · 1504–1570
Primaticcio was the most influential Italian artist in France in the 16th century. Together with Rosso Fiorentino they created a style of mixing stucco decoration with mannerist paintings that became known as the Fontainebleau school. Italian painter, architect and sculptor. Comment on works: Religious; Allegory; History.