Dansende putti

About this artwork

Prent naar ontwerp van Raphael. Er is geen tekening van Raphael met dit onderwerp bekend maar uit de stijl leiden we af dat de prent is gemaakt in de periode dat Raimondi nog zeer ondre invloed van zijn werk stond (Shoemaker 1981, p. 136).

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...