Mucius Scaevola Putting his Hand in a Fire
1720s
Artist, Italian, 1680 - 1757

Artwork overview
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Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 3 blocks in green, pink, and red on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to block): 23.5 × 18.1 cm (9 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)
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Accession
1947.12.50
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Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch, no. 57
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
1967
What is an Original Print?, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK, 1967.
2021
Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2021 - 2022.
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.
Inscriptions
in block, at upper left: AMZ I
Wikidata ID
Q65071452