Vrouw gezeten bij een amfoor
1500 - ca. 1536
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
218; 160
About this artwork
Een zittende naakte vrouw op de rug gezien. Ze zit gedraaid naar links, met haar rechterhand rustend op een grote amfoor die naast haar op de grond staat. Achter een lage bakstenen muur een landschap met gebouwen waaronder een tempel.
Art Historical Context
### Vrouw gezeten bij een amfo Created by the renowned Italian engraver Agostino Venez (c. 1490–after 1539) between 1500 and around 1536, *Vrouw gezeten bij amfoor* (Seated Woman by an Amph) exemplifies the High Renaissance fascination with classical antiquity. Veneziano, a master of the Venetian school, was celebrated for his precise reproductive engravings that captured the elegance of designs by leading artists like Raphael. This intimate sheet, measuring 218 mm high by 160 mm wide, showcases his skill in translating fluid forms into enduring prints. The composition depicts a graceful nud...
About the Artist
Agostino Veneziano
Agostino Veneziano, born Agostino de' Musi around 1490 in Venice, received his initial artistic training there, though his primary teacher remains unknown. He began as a pupil of Giulio Campagnola, copying prints by Albrecht Dürer and Campagnola himself from about 1512–14, before producing original works in a similar vein. By around 1515, after brief stints in Florence, he settled in Rome and join...