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Pietà with Angels in Front of the Cross

Engraver Nicolas Beatrizet French
Publisher Antonio Lafreri French
1547
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Object Information
  • Title: Pietà with Angels in Front of the Cross
  • Engraver: Nicolas Beatrizet (French, Lunéville 1515–ca. 1566 Rome (?))
  • Artist: After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
  • Date: 1547
  • Medium: Engraving; second state of two
  • Dimensions: Plate: 14 3/4 x 10 5/16 in. (37.5 x 26.2 cm)
    Sheet: 16 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (41 x 30.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.553.9
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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