The Nativity

1553

Giorgio Ghisi

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

Prints

The Nativity, 1553. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), Hieronymus Cock, after Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572). Engraving; overall: 67.5 x 45.6 cm (26 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.); part 1: 32.9 x 45 cm (12 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.); part 2: 34 x 45.6 cm (13 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1986.233

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ghisi, Giorgio
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: engraving
Medium: engraving
Dimensions: Overall: 67.5 x 45.6 cm (26 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.); Part 1: 32.9 x 45 cm (12 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.); Part 2: 34 x 45.6 cm (13 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: upper left, in plate: Maria / Heli .F. ominum / foeminarum feliciß . so= / la inter virgines foecunda, / parit tot sæculis expec= / tatum Saluatorem Me= / ßiam. Anno, Mundi. / MMM.DCCC.LX. / pl. mi. ; upper right, in plate: Hec eadem, / ut illum mirifice ex / se natum alacriter edu= / cauit, ita et grandia fa= / cientem, gravia tolerantem, / morientum, resurgentem, ad /patrem redeuntem con= / spexit, carum mox / sequutura fili= / um. ; lower left, in plate: ANGILO BRON= / SINI FIORETINO[line over 'E'] / INVE[line over 'E'].H.COCK / EXCVD.1554 ; lower center, in plate: Cum gratia et privi. / per. An.6. ; lower right, in plate: GEORGIVS / GHISIVS / MNTVANVS / .F.M.D.LIII. ; VERSO, top sheet, lower right, in graphite: DO ; bottom sheet, lower left, in graphite: io ; lower left, in red chalk: 3 II/II
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1986.233
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Exhibitions: Year in Review for 1986, Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620, Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
Rights Statement: CC0