About this artwork
Francesco Rosselli combined the long parallel strokes of his engraver’s burin with one-point perspective to create a centrally focused, receding sense of depth. The symmetrical theatrical backdrop frames the foreground figures of Christ, Mary, and two rabbis. The Prophet Amos (1934.5), is also attributed to the artist, showing his range with a finer approach of lightly hatched shadows and darker outlines. In contrast, Giovanni da Brescia achieved the bold cross-hatching in his Christ before Pilate (1956.984) by applying varying amounts of pressure on the burin and creating a more sculptural than architectural sense of volume.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Francesco Rosselli
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Title
- The Presentation in the Temple, from the Mysteries of the Rosary
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- c. 1490
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Medium
- Engraving in black on ivory paper
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Dimensions
- 21.7 × 16 cm (8 9/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
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Reference Number
- 1955.1232
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/84761/manifest.json
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