DETAILS
- Artist
- Giorgio Ghisi
- Date
- 1560
- Medium
- Engraving
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- sheet: 8 x 10 5/8 in. (20.3 x 27 cm) within platemark
- Collection
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
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The full narration walks you through Caius Marius in Prison, two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell — the story behind it, the details most visitors miss, and why it matters. Free in the Art Whisper app.
THE ARTIST
Giorgio Ghisi
Giorgio Ghisi, a master Italian engraver, brought the grandeur of Italian Renaissance art to Northern Europe through his intricate prints.
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