Giorgio Ghisi
Italian (1520 - 1582) Primary
Pendentive with the Prophet Ezekial after the Sistine Chapel Ceiling Frescos
1549
Engraving
56 5/16 in. x 43 7/8 in. (143 cm x 111.51 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
VP.48
Geography:
Europe, Italy
Classification:
Fine and Visual Arts; Prints; Engravings
Culture/Nationality:
Italian
Collection:
Drexel–Van Pelt Collection
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- engravings - Prints on paper incorporating impressions of a reverse design created on a printing plate, usually copper, into which the design has been incised (engraved) using burins or gravers. Historically, "engravings" has sometimes been incorrectly used to refer to all prints, regardless of the specific technique. For prints made from designs engraved on a flat wooden block, use "wood cuts"; for prints made from a plate that is etched rather than engraved, use "etchings."
- figures - Representations of humans, animals, or mythical beasts, in any medium.
- Italian - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of Italy, or in general to cultures that have occupied the boot-shaped Italian peninsula in the Mediterranean Sea.
- prophets - Those who foretell future events, especially divinely inspired revelations.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Master Prints & Drawings from the Drexel-Van Pelt Collection Bryn Mawr College , Nov 10, 1995 – Dec 3, 1995
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