Andrea Andreani

Andrea Andreani belongs to the Italian Renaissance tradition of chiaroscuro woodcut, a technique he used to reproduce and reinterpret monumental compositions, above all the ceremonial and devotional imagery of "The Triumph of Christ." The present group of nine sheets centres on that series, with its processions of angels, patriarchs, martyrs and saints, and includes later lithographic copies of his woodcuts alongside a four-block chiaroscuro impression. The subjects are religious and allegorical, moving from Adam and Eve and an angel with a cross to Christ riding a triumphal cart and Saint Christopher bearing the Christ Child. Dating runs from 1589 into the nineteenth century, so the collection holds impressions up to 1836.

9 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)

The Crossing of the Red Sea, Moses Stands at the Left Pointing to the Army Being Submerged, after Titian

1589 · Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks in brown-green, extra strip from another impression with brown hue added across top

Section A: an angel holding a cross at upper left, Adam and Eve below, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut

Section B: Isaac, Noah and other figures, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut

Section G: Martyrs Holding Palm Branches, from 'The Triumph of Christ'

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut

Section H: Saint Christopher carrying the Christ Child, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithographic copy of a woodcut

Section F: Saints holding crosses, books, and weapons, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithographic copy of a woodcut

Section E: Christ Riding on a Triumphal Cart, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut

Section D: Angels Sounding Trumpets etc, from "The Triumph of Christ"

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut

The Triumph of Christ, Section C: Female Martyrs and Saints Holding Banners

1836 · Lithograph copy of a woodcut