A sacrifice

This drawing shows a scene of sacrifice with women draped all’antica offering to a statue of Terminus before a brazier. Subject matters drawing from Antiquity and the classical world became the hallmark of the imagery developed at Fontainebleau, France, during the 16th century, by a group of Italian mannerist artists who deeply influenced French art. The art developed at Fontainebleau includes all sorts of media such as fresco paintings, sculpture and more traditional easel paintings. The development of printmaking also contributed to disseminate this style that was then applied to a wide range of works, from architecture to jewellery.