A Giant Crushed beneath A Rock (Study for the Fall of the Giants in the Sala dei Giganti, Palazzo Te, Mantua)

ca. 1532–34
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Giant Crushed beneath A Rock (Study for the Fall of the Giants in the Sala dei Giganti, Palazzo Te, Mantua)
  • Artist: Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Date: ca. 1532–34
  • Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white gouache, original support made up toward the left of the design
  • Dimensions: 16 × 10 13/16 in. (40.6 × 27.5 cm)
    Framed: 26 3/4 × 21 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (67.9 × 54.6 × 5.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Private collection
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints