Gaius Mucius Scaevola puts his hand into the fire

Author: Pencz, Georg

Publishing year: 1535

Pencz, Georg (ca. 1500-1550). Gaius Mucius Scaevola puts his hand into the fire. Orig. copperplate engraving, ca. 1535-37. 11,1:7,8 cm. Printed on handmade paper with margins ca. 1 mm.

Bartsch 74. - Georg Pencz (ca. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. He was one of the "Little Masters", the group of German artists making small old master prints in the generation after Albrecht Dürer. - Nice, clear impression.

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Tags: Georg Pencz, Gaius Mucius Scaevola puts his hand into the fire, copperplate engraving, 1535-37