Naked man viewed from behind climbing a river bank, after Michelangelo
ca. 1500–34
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (20.2 × 13.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.169
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking engraving, *Naked Man Viewed from Behind Climbing a Bank, after Michelangelo*, captures the raw power and anatomical precision of Michelangelo Buonarro's High Renaissance genius. Created by master engraver Marcantonioondi around 1500–1534, it depicts a muscular male nude ascending a steep riverbank, his back arched in dynamic exertion amid sparse trees. Raimondi's meticulous reproduction honors Michelangelo's original drawing or composition, showcasing the artist's revolutionary approach to the human form—idealized yet intensely naturalistic. Engraving, a revolutionary printmaki...
About the Artist
Marcantonio Raimondi|Michelangelo Buonarroti · 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...