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The Vision of Ezekiel

A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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

Date:

1554

Artist:

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)
after Giovanni Battista Bertani (Italian, 1516 –1576)
published by Antoine Lafréry (French, active Italy, 1512–1577)

About this artwork

Giorgio Ghisi was a reproductive engraver who created this dark scene of tombs and anatomically correct skeletons after his fellow Mantuan and friend Giovanni Battista Bertani. Ghisi’s engraving illustrates Ezekiel’s vision of the Apocalypse. God’s prophecy is emblazoned on a banderole held by putti: “Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live; I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath into you, and ye shall live; and ye
shall know that I am the Lord.”

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Giorgio Ghisi

Title

The Vision of Ezekiel

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1554

Medium

Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

41 × 68 cm (16 3/16 × 26 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Charles Greene Fund and Joseph Brooks Fair Fund

Reference Number

1961.781

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