The massacre of the innocents
Antoine Lafréry (Orgelet-le-Bourget 1512 - Rome 1577).
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1540 - 1570
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
440 x 580 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.3.42
Summary
(Folio 16, recto) The massacre of the innocents with Herod and his officers standing on a dais in front of a screen supervising the carnage; a copy of the engraving by Marco da Ravenna
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
On scroll on the right 'bacius florentinus SR', lower centre 'Ant Lafrery' at right 'Gio Giacomo Rossi Formi Roma alla Pace'.
Makers and roles
Antoine Lafréry (Orgelet-le-Bourget 1512 - Rome 1577)., creator after Marco da Ravenna (fl. 1515 - 1527), creator after Baccio Bandinelli (1493 - 1560), creator