Angelica and Medoro

c. 1570

Giorgio Ghisi

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

Prints

Angelica and Medoro, c. 1570. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), after Teodoro Ghisi (Italian, 1536–1601). Engraving; sheet: 29.6 x 20.9 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1944.20

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ghisi, Giorgio
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: engraving
Medium: engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 29.6 x 20.9 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: upper left, in plate: ANGELICA / MED ; upper center, in plate: ANGELICA / MEDORO ; lower left, in plate: GMF [in monogram] ; lower right, on tablet, in plate: TEODORO / GHISI IN. ; VERSO, upper left, in graphite: cd / Feb 5 / 1874 / [Goupil?] ; lower left, in graphite: 19.69 / [hf-?] ; lower left, in graphite: c10746 [underlined]
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1944.20
Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Exhibitions: Italian Prints and Drawings, Connoisseurship in Italian Figural Compositions, Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620, Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art, Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 117): February 7, 2013 - June 3, 2013.
Rights Statement: CC0