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Giorgio Ghisi
The Calumny of Apelles1560

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a classical multi-figure scene with a procession approaching enthroned figures in a columned hall, with Latin inscriptions below
Artist or Maker
Giorgio Ghisi
Italy, Mantua, 1520-1582
After
Luca Penni
Title
The Calumny of Apelles
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
1560
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (36.83 × 32.07 cm) Image: 14 3/8 × 12 1/2 in. (36.51 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.27
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.

  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.

  • Boorsch, Suzanne; Lewis, Michal; Lewis, R.E. The Engravings of Giorgio Ghisi. New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985