Drie naakte mannen in landschap
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
225; 284
About this artwork
date: ‘1510’
Art Historical Context
**Drie naakte mannen landschap (Three Naked Men in a Landscape)** *Marcantonio Raimondi, 1510, Engraving, 284 × 225 mm* Step into the High Renaissance with Marcantonio Raimondi’s *Drie naakte mannen in landschap*, a striking engraving from 1510 that captures three nude male figures poised dramatically within a sprawling natural setting. Raimondi, a master engraver active in early 16th-century Rome (c. 1480–1534), was renowned for translating the grand visions of painters like Raphael and Michelangelo into print. This work exemplifies his skill during his formative years, when he honed techn...
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...