Michelangelo Buonarroti

after 1564

Giorgio Ghisi, after Marcello Venusti

Associated Names
Giorgio Ghisi

Artist, Italian, 1520 - 1582

The artwork features a bust portrait of a man in an elaborate oval frame. The man is positioned slightly turned to his left, facing the viewer. He has a deeply marked face with prominent ridges and heavy lines, suggesting age. His hair is short, curly, and appears thinning, matching his curly beard. He wears a draped garment over his shoulders. Surrounding the portrait are ornate architectural elements, including scroll motifs and a stylized shell design at the top. An inscription in a serif font is found below the frame. Horizontal lines in the background add texture and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 26.8 x 20.1 cm (10 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1030

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boorsch/Lewis 1985, no. 39, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

Bibliography

1802

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

1985

  • Boorsch, Suzanne and Michal and R.E. Lewis. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1985.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: GMF (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q65508599

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