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Preview image of work. engraving on laid paper, The Prophet Joel 8875

1978.15

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The Prophet Joel

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Artists

Giorgio Ghisi (Mantua, Italy, 1520 - 1582, Mantua, Italy) [after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo)];

Title

The Prophet Joel

Creation Date

1540

Century

16th century

Dimensions

22 1/4 in. x 16 3/8 in. (56.5 cm. x 41.59 cm.)

Object Type

Creation Place

Europe, Italy

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Credit Line

Gift of David P. Becker, Class of 1970

Copyright

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Accession Number

1978.15

Giorgio Ghisi hailed from Mantua, where the court of the Gonzaga had established a major center of the arts. The artist traveled throughout Europe and worked in Rome, Antwerp, and Paris. This print was created after his return to Mantua, where Ghisi spent the last years of his life as keeper of the Gonzaga jewels and overseer of the family’s wardrobe. As engraver, Ghisi primarily produced reproductive engravings that introduced audiences near and far to the innovations of High Renaissance artists. This print is from a series dedicated to Michelangelo’s frescoes of the Sistine ceiling that includes the Prophets and Sibyls as well as the Last Judgment (requiring eleven sheets), a tour de force of Renaissance printmaking.