Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)
Cherubino Alberti, also known as Zaccaria Mattia, was an Italian engraver whose burin work belongs to the late Renaissance and early Baroque printmaking tradition, spanning mythological scenes, biblical narratives, and ornamental designs often after other masters. His prints are distinguished by confident linear modelling and inventive decorative motifs, as seen in subjects ranging from Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides to vases flanked by winged figures and putti bearing garlands. The archive holds 23 of his sheets, overwhelmingly engravings, including a few reverse copies, one second state, and a proof before letters, with impressions up to 1628 reflecting later printings of plates dated 1565 onward.
23 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
