Art Archive

Giorgio Ghisi

Giorgio Ghisi ranks among the foremost engravers of the Italian Renaissance, whose burin work carried the inventions of Michelangelo and other masters into print. His plates range across classical and biblical subjects, from the imprisonment of Caius Marius to the prophets of the Sistine Chapel and allegories of human life. This archive gathers seven of his engravings, including several surviving in later states, with the sheets dated by the Met from 1560 to 1575, and impressions up to that span.

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

Giorgio Ghisi — Caius Marius in Prison, two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell
Caius Marius in Prison, two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell
1560–69 · Engraving
 Giorgio Ghisi — Caius Marius in prison; two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell
Caius Marius in prison; two Cimbrian soldiers entering his cell
1560–70 · Engraving
 Giorgio Ghisi — Allegory of Life
Allegory of Life
1561 · Engraving; second state of six (BLL)
 Giorgio Ghisi — The Prophet Jeremiah, from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel
The Prophet Jeremiah, from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel
1570–75 · Engraving; third state of four (BLL)
 Giorgio Ghisi — The Prophet Ezekiel; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel
The Prophet Ezekiel; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel
1570–75 · Engraving; third state of five (BLL)
 Giorgio Ghisi — The Madonna of Loreto
The Madonna of Loreto
1575 · Engraving
 Giorgio Ghisi — Madonna of Loreto
Madonna of Loreto
1575 · Engraving; second state of three