Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Cornelis Cort, Artist Titian, Artist

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About the Artwork

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

1571

Cornelis Cort (Artist) Netherlandish, 1533-1578 Titian (Artist) Italian, ca.1488-1576

Engraving printed in black ink on laid paper

Sheet (trimmed within image area): 19 5/8 × 13 7/8 inches (49.8 × 35.2 cm)

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Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1S323

This work is in the public domain.

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Signed, in plate, lower right of image: Cornelio cort fe

Inscribed, in plate, upper right of image, on pedestal: Invictiss. PHILIPPO | Hispaniarum Regi / D. Inscribed, on the grill, lower center of image: TITIANVS INVENT. AEQVES CAES. Inscribed, lower left of image: Cun prevel. 1571

Provenance

October 1884, (F. Keppel & Co.)

James E. Scripps

Mrs. James E. Scripps

1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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From Bruegel to Rembrandt: Dutch and Flemish Prints and Drawings from 1550 to 1700. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, 2020, p. 10.

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Cornelis Cort; after Titian, Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1571, engraving printed in black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S323.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence