Francesco Rosselli. The Presentation in the Temple, plate four from the Life of the Virgin and Christ. 1465–1475. Italy. Engraving in black on ivory paper Francesco Rosselli combined the long parallel strokes of his engraver’s burin with one-point perspective to create a centrally focused, receding sense of depth. The symmetrical theatrical backdrop frames the foreground figures of Christ, Mary, and two rabbis. The Prophet Amos (), is also attributed to the artist, showing his range with a finer approach of lightly hatched shadows and darker outlines. In contrast, Giovanni da Brescia ach
Francesco Rosselli. The Presentation in the Temple, plate four from the Life of the Virgin and Christ. 1465–1475. Italy. Engraving in black on ivory paper Francesco Rosselli combined the long parallel strokes of his engraver’s burin with one-point perspective to create a centrally focused, receding sense of depth. The symmetrical theatrical backdrop frames the foreground figures of Christ, Mary, and two rabbis. The Prophet Amos (), is also attributed to the artist, showing his range with a finer approach of lightly hatched shadows and darker outlines. In contrast, Giovanni da Brescia achieved the bold cross-hatching in his Christ before Pilate () by applying varying amounts of pressure on the burin and creating a more sculptural than architectural sense of volume.
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