The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/8 × 18 1/8 in. (34 × 46 cm) Plate: 12 3/8 × 16 15/16 in. (31.5 × 43 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Fern and Lewis Lowenfels, 2022
Accession Number
2022.459.6
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Carlo Maratti|Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) · 1625–1713
Son of a Dalmatian father. Known as the last major Italian artist of the classical tradition, which had originated with Raphael. He created a grandiose and decorative style that was valued by his ecclesiastical patrons. Comment on works: History; Religious.