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A young woman contemplating a skull. Woodcut by A. Andreani after A. Casolano, 1592.

A monument teaching mortality, including figures and symbols alluding to death. Woodcut by A. Andreani after G. Fortuna, ca. 1588.

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Andrew the Apostle, an unidentified male saint, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.

The processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome. Chiaroscuro woodcut by Andrea Andreani after Andrea Mantegna.

People with leprosy approach Christ and the apostles. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1608.

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Andrea Andreani

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Images by Andrea Andreani

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Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Andrew the Apostle, an unidentified male saint, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.

The processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome. Chiaroscuro woodcut by Andrea Andreani after Andrea Mantegna.

People with leprosy approach Christ and the apostles. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1608.

A young woman contemplating a skull. Woodcut by A. Andreani after A. Casolano, 1592.

Andrea Andreani

Images from the collections

Images by Andrea Andreani

Works from the collections

Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child, Saint Charles Borromeo, Saint Andrew the Apostle, an unidentified male saint, Saint John the Baptist and angels. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani.

Christ's body is carried to its tomb; Mary faints in grief. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1585, after R. Motta da Reggio.

The processional entry of a victorious general into ancient Rome. Chiaroscuro woodcut by Andrea Andreani after Andrea Mantegna.

People with leprosy approach Christ and the apostles. Chiaroscuro woodcut by A. Andreani, 1608.

A young woman contemplating a skull. Woodcut by A. Andreani after A. Casolano, 1592.

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