About this artwork
This mysterious composition of a woman reading a book by torchlight was made by printing two woodblocks on top of each other, one for the beige tone, the other for the black lines. The initial R in the upper left attributes the design to Raphael, who collaborated with Ugo da Carpi, the first artist to practice color-printing in Italy. This is an impression of one of three versions by unknown artists who copied Ugo’s original print, attesting to the popularity of this design.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Ugo da Carpi
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Title
- The Sibyl and a Child Bearing a Torch
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 1520–1540
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Medium
- Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in black and ochre on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- 27.6 × 21.9 cm (10 7/8 × 8 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Print and Drawing Club Fund
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Reference Number
- 1958.559
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/8733/manifest.json
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