Saint Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora
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Where is “Saint Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
The British expatriate artist and wallpaper maker John Baptist Jackson took it upon himself to revive the art of chiaroscuro woodcut carving, which he believed had declined since its heyday in the 16th century. He published a monumental portfolio of complex color woodblock prints after 17 Italian Renaissance paintings in 1745, including several in multiple-sheet diptychs and triptychs. Each includes at least four blocks in a variety of overlapping browns and grays. The prints comes from a book, the Opera Selectoria (Select Works), which he printed in Venice. The Art Institute’s Ryerson Library possesses a complete copy.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1955.1034
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- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
