Jason carrying off the golden fleece
Medium
Etching and engraving; second state
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 13 9/16 × 9 7/16 in. (34.4 × 23.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.3014
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
This etching and engraving captures the dramatic from Greek mythology when Jason seizes the golden fleece, a symbol of kingship and adventure. Created between 1690 and 1725 by Giovanni Romanelli and engraved by Jean-Baptiste Nolin, the print translates the Italian artist’s dynamic composition into a reproducible format that allowed wider audiences to engage with classical stories during the late Baroque period. The combination of etching and engraving techniques was especially valued in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries for its ability to render fine detail and dramatic contrasts of li...
About the Artist
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli|Jean-Baptiste Nolin · 1610–1662
Italian painter and tapestry designer. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious