Man Seated Holding a Forked Staffc. 1514/1515
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia made this in about 1514/1515, aged about 44. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. More about this work
About this work
The image shows a man seated with a slight forward tilt. He is muscular, with one leg bent and the other extended. His head is turned to the left in profile, revealing his facial features, which include a large nose, full beard, and curly hair. He appears naked except for a fabric drape over his shoulders. In his left hand, he holds a staff, and there is a plant with twisting vines near him. The background is a shaded rocky surface with no other details.
Description from the National Gallery of Art.
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia made this in about 1514/1515, aged about 44. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
How it was made
- Engraving
- Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia
Italian, active c. 1490–1525 or after
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. The National Gallery of Art has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1943.3.2906
- Credit
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Type
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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