Giulio Bonasone
Giulio Bonasone, a sixteenth-century Italian printmaker working chiefly in engraving and etching, is represented here by fifteen sheets that reveal his engagement with religious narrative and classical history. His burin work renders scenes such as the Holy Family's rest on the flight into Egypt, the entombment and resurrection of Christ, and Moses directing the Israelites to gather manna, alongside subjects drawn from Roman legend like Cloelia crossing the Tiber. The impressions span 1531 to 1563, with the great majority executed in engraving and a few combining etching with engraving.
15 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
Moses Telling the Israelites to Gather the Manna and Moses Striking the Rock
· Engraving
Saint Cecilia standing in the centre accompanied by Saint Paul, the Magdalene, Saint John the Evangelist, and Saint Augustine
1531 · Engraving
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (1531–76)
1531–76 · Etching and engraving
The Virgin fainting and being supported in the arms of the holy women
1531–76 · Engraving
Joseph's Cup Being Discovered in Benjamin's Sack of Grain
1531–76 · Engraving
Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist who kneels at the right
1531–76 · Engraving and etching
The Holy Family and the infant John the Baptist
1531–76 · Engraving
Pietà, Christ stretched out on a table in a landscape, the Virgin standing behind arms open
1531–76 · Engraving
Constantine defeating the tyrant Maxentius, angels carrying swords fly above
1544 · Engraving; second state of two
Moses at right telling the Israelites to gather the manna and at left Moses striking the rock
1546 · Engraving
Pietà with Angels in front of the Cross
1546 · Engraving
The Rape of Europa
1546 · engraving
The Resurrection of Christ, holding a banner in his right hand, soldiers surrounding the tomb, some falling away
1561 · Etching and engraving
The Entombment of Christ, the Crosses on Calvary Visible in Left Background
1563 · Etching and engraving
Cloelia on horseback crossing the Tiber
ca. 1540–60 · Engraving