Sibyl Reading with a Child Holding a Torch
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 27.5 × 22.6 cm · platemark: 26.8 × 21.8 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Delia E. Holden Fund
Accession Number
1979.93
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
male
About this artwork
As the innovator of the chiaroscuro process in Italy, Ugo's greatest achievement was the use of three- and four-tone blocks to simulate the subtleties of Raphael's ink wash drawings. Using woodcut, he duplicated the powerful contours, simplified forms, and spontaneous appearance of the Italian master's graphics. Here, the print shows a sitting Sybil who is reading a book to a child holding a torch to illuminate the room. The design for Sibyl Reading has been traditionally ascribed to Raphael bas...