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 : Fall of the Giants, 1638, Chiaroscuro woodcut


Fall of the Giants, 1638, Chiaroscuro woodcut

Fall of the Giants, 1638, Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks, printed on four sheets, Sheet: 34 9/16 x 24 5/8 in. (87.8 x 62.5 cm), Prints, Bartolomeo Coriolano (Italian, Bologna ca. 1599-ca. 1676 Bologna (?)), After Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575-1642 Bologna), A contemporary biographer of Guido Reni reported that the artist, famed for his depictions of devout saints and beautiful women, created this composition in order to show that he was the equal of any master in depicting the muscular male nude

Picture No
11982841
Media ID
46908126
Size
3740px x 5062px (26.6MB)
Credit
© The Liszt Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Artokoloro Liszt Collection

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1638 Bartolomeo Chiaroscuro Giants Guido Reni


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