Winter
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 3 3/4 in. (23.6 × 9.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.642d
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Winter," an exquisite etching attributed to Battista Anglo del Moro after designs possibly by Giulio Romano, dates to between 1530 and 1573. Measuring just 9 5/16 × 3 3/4 inches, this intimate print captures the stark beauty of the cold season, featuring male figures braving the chill—likely laborers or travelers huddled against the elements. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings Prints department, it entered the collection through The Elisha Whittelsey Fund in 1951, exemplifying the museum's commitment preserving masterful print works. Crafted in etching—a revolutionary 16th-c...