The Descent of Christ to Limbo (recto); Coats of Arms of Florentine and Sienese Families (verso)
Purchase, Gifts from Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, Mrs. Francis Ormond, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, William Benton, Donald Silve, William M. Ivins Jr., and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, and other gifts, bequests, and funds, by exchange, 1997
Catalogue
- Year
- 1531
- Dimensions
- 9 × 6 3/8 in. (22.9 × 16.2 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Domenico Beccafumi
Artist
Painting
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi was an Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter active predominantly in Siena. He is considered one of the last undiluted representatives of the Sienese school of painting.
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Saint Peter
1542 · chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown
Three Male Nudes
1540 · black chalk or charcoal with brush and black chalk or charcoal wash, heightened with white gouache; incised
Saint Peter
1539 · Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks, printed in grays and black
Saint Mark
1538 · Brush with brown, beige, and cream-colored tempera and emulsion, on paper.
The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from "The various operations of alchemy"
1535 · Woodcut
Saint Philip
1535 · Chiaroscuro woodcut (key block)
Record
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- Domenico Beccafumi
- Year
- 1531
- Dimensions
- 9 × 6 3/8 in. (22.9 × 16.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1531-328757
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified