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
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.