Silenus ondersteund door een jonge bacchant

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collector's mark: Lugt 11

Art Historical Context

Behold *Silenus ondersteund door een jonge bac* (Silenus Supported by Young Bacchante), captivating engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi created between 1520 and 1525. This intimate scene (179mm × 136mm) draws from classical mythology, depicting the inebriated Silenus—companion to the god Bacchus—leaning heavily on a youthful female follower amid Dionysian revelry. Raimi's masterful composition evokes the exuberant spirit of Renaissance interpretations of ancient tales, blending sensuality and whimsy. As one of the era's premier engravers, Raimondi elevated printmaking to high art, using fine co...

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...