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Mucius Scevola

A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut in greenish gray and black on cream laid paper.
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  • A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut in greenish gray and black on cream laid paper.

Date:

1608

Artist:

Andrea Andreani (Italian, c. 1558-1629)
after Baldessare Peruzzi (Italian, 1481-1536)

About this artwork

The printmaker and publisher Andrea Andreani made several prints calling for over 40 blocks, including a lengthy classical frieze. He also acquired older blocks and republished them with his own initials. The present woodcut required two blocks—an abstract tone block and a linear key block in black printed on top of it to consolidate the image. This popular subject after Baldassare Peruzzi shows a legendary Roman hero, Mucius Scevela, who, upon being caught during an attempt to assassinate the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna, thrust his hand into a fire to demonstrate his bravery and resistance to torture.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Andrea Andreani

Title

Mucius Scevola

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1608

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut in greenish gray and black on cream laid paper

Dimensions

26.5 × 20.9 cm (10 7/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections

Reference Number

1920.1948

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