2017年2月25日星期六

Israelites Departing Egypt Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio, Cherubino Alberti 1576


Israelites Departing Egypt
Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio, Cherubino Alberti 1576
From the collection of
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Details
Title: Israelites Departing Egypt
Creator: Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio, Cherubino Alberti
Location: Italy
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. (23.5 x 41.91 cm)
Medium: Engraving
Object Classification: Prints
Full Title: Israelites Departing Egypt
Curatorial Area: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Werner Z. Hirsch
Chronology: 16th century
Artwork Accession Number: M.81.298.1

Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is the largest art museum in the western United States. A museum of international stature as well as a vital part of Southern California, LACMA shares its vast collections through exhibitions, public programs, and research facilities that attract over a million visitors annually. LACMA's collections encompass the geographic world and virtually the entire history of art. Among the museum's special strengths are its holdings of Asian art, housed in part in the Bruce Goff-designed Pavilion for Japanese Art; Latin American art, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces to works by leading modern and contemporary artists including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Jose Clemente Orozco; and Islamic art, of which LACMA hosts one of the most significant collections in the world.

Cherubino Alberti
Feb 24, 1553 - Oct 18, 1615

Cherubino Alberti, also called Borghegiano, was an Italian engraver and painter. He is most often remembered for the Roman frescoes completed with his brother Giovanni Alberti during the papacy of Clement VIII. He was most prolific as an engraver of copper plates.
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