Brand in de Borgo

About this artwork

Een brandende stad. Mensen proberen de brand te blussen. Op de achtergrond paus Leo IV die staat te preken tot een menigte.

Art Historical Context

**Fire in the Borgo (Brand in de Borgo *Marcantonio Raimondi, 1514–1527, Engraving, 428 × 570 mm* Step into the dramatic chaos of Marcantonio Raimondi's *Fire in the Borgo a masterful engraving capturing a city ablaze in the historic Borgo neighborhood of Rome In the foreground, desperate figures scramble with buckets and ladders to quench the raging flames engulfing tightly packed buildings, their dynamic poses conveying urgency and human resilience. Looming in the background, Pope Leo IV stands elevated on a platform, preaching to an awestruck crowd—his gesture symbolizing divine interven...

About the Artist

Marcantonio Raimondi · 1475–1534

Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–1534), born near Bologna, Italy, emerged as one of the Renaissance's premier engravers, revolutionizing printmaking through his mastery of reproductive techniques. He trained in the workshop of the goldsmith, painter, and niellist Francesco Francia, whose influence is evident in his early engravings, such as the goldsmith-like shading in *Pyramus and Thisbe* (1505), h...