Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565)
after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)
Joseph of Arimathea
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Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565)
after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)1549/60
Joseph of Arimathea
Attributed to Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1515-after 1565) after Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564) →engravingprint
Date
1549/60
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 37.8 × 19 cm (14 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Sheet: 37.9 × 19 cm (14 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Endowment
Beatrizet spent most of his working life in Italy. While in Rome, he specialized in reproducing Italian paintings and views of Rome. At this time, he also studied the techniques and style of Michelangelo (Italian, 1475-1564). The fine and tight crosshatching on the body of the hooded man seen here is reminiscent of Michelangelo's drawing style, which was textured with such vigorous crosshatchng that it often resembled marks left by chisels on stone.
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