Allegory of Virtue

1585

Andrea Andreani after Jacopo Ligozzi

Associated Names
Andrea Andreani

Artist, Italian, 1558/1559 - 1629

Jacopo Ligozzi

Artist After, Italian, 1547 - 1627

This is a drawing of a mythological scene with multiple figures. The central female figure is being supported by others, while an angelic figure flies above holding or interacting with her. There are two male figures, one blindfolded and helping the central figure, and another draped in cloth gesturing theatrically. A female figure lies at the bottom, possibly reaching out. The scene is set amidst rocky elements, suggesting a dynamic background. The drawing is in a detailed Renaissance style with careful shading and line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 47.5 × 32.1 cm (18 11/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 48.3 × 33 cm (19 × 13 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.1.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, Vol. 12, p.130, no. 9, State i

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

2018

  • The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018-2019, no. 99.

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

Q65565254

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