The Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul

c. 1530

Antonio da Trento

Artist, Italian, c. 1508 - 1550 or after

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in ochre and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29 x 48.2 cm (11 7/16 x 19 in.)

  • Accession

    2006.162.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 28, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(The Book Press, Ltd., Williamsburg, VA); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased June 12, 1986; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 21.

2018

  • The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018-2019, no. 35.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Wikidata ID

Q76336160

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