Seated Nude Youth

Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671), after Michelangelo (1475-1564) (?), etching, c. 1667-1671

The inscription on this print translates as: ‘Michelangelo Buonarotti invented this, Sebastiano del Piombo drew it.’ Jan de Bisschop was thus under the impression that the (adjacent) drawing was not by Michelangelo himself, but rather a copy by Sebastiano del Piombo. Michelangelo and this Venetian painter were friends for many years until they quarreled bitterly and parted ways.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1907-3984
  • Dimensionsheight 233 mm x width 187 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets