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Olympus (Surprise)

Publisher Andrea Andreani Italian
ca. 1540–50
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Olympus (Surprise)
  • Artist: Niccolò Vicentino (Italian, active ca. 1510–ca. 1550)
  • Artist: After Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)
  • Publisher: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
  • Date: ca. 1540–50
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in brown ink; sixth state of six
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 7 9/16 in. (27.5 × 19.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.67.40
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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