The Martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul
c. 1530
Artist, Italian, c. 1508 - 1550 or after
Artwork overview
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Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in three tones of blue
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Credit Line
Gift of Andrew Robison, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
sheet: 28.3 x 47 cm (11 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1990.61.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch, Vol. 12, p.79, no. 28, State i/ii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Henry Salomon, Milan. Dr. Andrew Robison; gift 1990 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2018
The Chiaroscuro Woodcut in Renaissance Italy, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018-2019, no. 37.
Bibliography
1802
Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.
1987
Johnson, Jan, "States and Versions of a Chiaroscuro Woodcut," PQ, vol.IV, no.2, 154-158, version B.
1991
NGA Anniversay 1991, p.16.
Wikidata ID
Q74885154