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Giorgio Ghisi

160 works

Giorgio Ghisi made prints in Mantua and Rome, then in Antwerp and France. Read more

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Engraving of the Persian Sibyl seated reading a book, flanked by nude figures and putti under decorative arches.

The Persian Sibyl

1570/75

Engraving of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with the Virgin, infant Christ, and a child beside a curtain and landscap

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

1555/57

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche with reclining figures on a couch, attendants serving, and satyrs at an altar in a landscape.

Cupid and Psyche

1574

Engraving of the prophet Joel reading a scroll, seated in an architectural frame with putti and a cartouche labeled IOEL.

The Prophet Joel

early 1570s

Engraving of an allegorical courtroom: a seated judge with donkey ears, a torch-bearing figure, and a nude man dragged forwar

The Calumny of Apelles

1560

Engraving of the Eritrean Sibyl seated with a book, surrounded by nude putti and figures in arched architectural framing.

The Eritrean Sibyl

c. 1570

Engraving of the seated Delphic Sibyl with a scroll, surrounded by putti, arches, and figures with children.

The Delphic Sibyl

early 1570s

Engraved allegory showing a bearded old man by a fire, a woman with a staff, a boat in rough water, and animals in a rocky la

Allegory of Life

1561

Engraving of the Judgment of Paris with seated youth, goddesses, Mercury, cherubs, and chariots in clouds above a rocky lands

The Judgment of Paris

1555

Engraving in an oval roundel of reclining classical gods, one holding a trident and another wearing a helmet.

Apollo, Neptune, Pluto and Athena. From a series of four engravings: Gods and goddesses in roundels

Engraving of a reclining woman beside a cornucopia of fruit and vegetables, with a satyr figure and draped curtain at left.

Allegorie op de vruchtbaarheid van de aarde (Jupiter en Antiope)

1560

Engraving of soldiers fighting in a burning city, with a man carrying a child fleeing on the right.

The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas

1540/50

Engraving of the nude muscular Hercules leaning on a club draped with a lion skin, standing in a stone niche.

The Farnese Hercules

c. 1577

Engraved emblem of a deer beside a tree with a banner, framed by columns, female figures, and fruit garlands.

Emblem of Lucrezia Gonzaga

before 1566

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Holy Family, angels with a scroll above, and oxen and donkey in a stable

Aanbidding door de herders

1530

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre on a rock with the Muses making music, Pegasus and cherubs above, by Giorgio Ghisi.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

c. 1557

Engraving of the Nativity: Virgin kneeling over infant Christ, angels and shepherds nearby, cherubs and a star above a distan

The Nativity

1553

Engraving of the bearded prophet Jeremiah seated in thought, framed by architectural arches and putti, labeled HIEREMIAS.

The Prophet Jeremiah, from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel

1570-75

Engraving of a man with a dagger assaulting a nude woman on a canopy bed while a torch-bearing figure stands at left.

Verkrachting van Lucretia

1530

Engraving of robed figures gathered in a classical hall, scholars reading and writing in front, with a Latin inscription pane

De School van Athene (linker deel)

1530

Engraving of three muses reading together beneath a winged putto playing a lyre in an arched niche above.

Drie Muzen en een putto met een lier

1530

Engraving of a seated nude woman with a bearded man behind her and winged cupids around a draped bed.

[Wenus i Wulkan

1582

Engraving in an oval frame of women and a winged child resting on clouds, with a cornucopia at the right edge.

Juno seated on a cloud

Engraving of Apollo playing a lyre beside Pan, with a flying putto blowing a horn above, in a cross-shaped frame.

Apollo, Pan, and a putto blowing a horn, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcio's designs fo…

1560s

Engraving of a satyr reaching toward a sleeping bearded man beside a table, with grapevines overhead.

Satyr Trying to Wake Silenus with a Grapevine

c. 1540

Engraving of winged cherubs holding a scroll above skeletons, bones and classical tombs on rocky ground.

The Vision of Ezekiel

1554

Engraving of the prophet Ezekiel seated among nude figures and architectural framing, with sibyls in the lower spandrels.

The Prophet Ezekiel; from the series of Prophets and Sibyls in the Sistine Chapel

1570-75

Engraving of Venus and Adonis with a spear, hunting dogs, cupids, a boar, and a distant landscape.

Venus and Adonis

ca. 1570

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche reclining on a couch under a tree, with satyrs and an altar in the background.

Cupid and Psyche

1573-74

Engraving of warriors fighting and figures fleeing a burning city, with a seated figure and smoke rising from ruins on the ri

The Fall of Troy and Escape of Aeneas

mid-1540's

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a long table surrounded by apostles, a dog and ornate ewers in the foreground.

The Last Supper

1551

Engraving of a man with a dagger attacking a nude woman on a canopy bed while a servant with a torch watches at left.

Tarquin attacking Lucretia, a servant at left witnessing the scene

ca. 1540

Giorgio Ghisi made prints in Mantua and Rome, then in Antwerp and France. From 1550 he engraved for Hieronymus Cock's print house in Antwerp, starting with a two-plate copy of Raphael's School of Athens. He mostly copied paintings by Italian artists but often added landscapes of his own. He also decorated armour, and a parade shield signed and dated 1554 is now in the British Museum. Late in life he kept the jewels and the wardrobe for the Gonzaga family in Mantua, and he died on 15 December 1582. Browse 160 works by Giorgio Ghisi from 10 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia