Etching Christ on Calvary - Andrea Mantegna

Plate engraved at the end of the 19th century by A. Jacquet (1846-1908) after a 15th century painting by A. Mantegna
Etching and chisel on copper, H. 56 L. 76 cm
Print from the original plate belonging to the Collection de la Chalcographie du Louvre, inv. 6065

Before the invention of photography and good-quality printing processes, the so-called "interpretive print" was the only means of disseminating the masterpieces of the Louvre Museum to a wide audience.

Print made for the exhibition of the Louvre, Albrecht Altdorfer. Master of the German Renaissance.