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The Calumny of Apelles

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

Date:

1500/1506

Artist:

Girolamo Mocetto (Italian, c. 1470-after 1531)
after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431-1506)

About this artwork

Although he probably never met Andrea Mantegna, the Venetian painter-engraver Girolamo Mocetto nevertheless based this print on a drawing (now in the British Museum, London) by the older artist. Later, Rembrandt also copied the same drawing, and may have owned it for a time. Mocetto altered the composition by placing the scene, an allegory of calumny (or false accusation), in the Campo de Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice, with Andrea del Verrocchio’s famous equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni in the background. This print is a unique early state before final shading was added to the basilica dome.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Girolamo Mocetto

Title

The Calumny of Apelles

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1500–1506

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

31.8 × 45.7 cm (12 9/16 × 18 in.)

Credit Line

Charles Greene Fund

Reference Number

1962.806

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