The Rape of Ganymede

Nicolas Beatrizet16th century

Details

Title: The Rape of Ganymede
Creator: Nicolas Béatrizet after Michelangelo Buonarroti
Date Created: 16th century
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed: “6/66”
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1960
Materials & Techniques: Engraving
Keywords: Mannerist, mythology, nudes, violence
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: 6/66
Bibliography: Kenneth Clark, “Rembrandt and the Italian Renaissance” (1966) as Nicole Barbizet; Hollstein (vol. 3, 125) 66 as Cornelis Bos; Craddock & Barnard cat. III, no. 8
Associated People: Created by Nicolas Béatrizet (French, born 1507 or 1515, died ca. 1565), After Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564)
Accession Number: 1960.21.1

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