1518
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge is a 1518 by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This engraving shows a shirtless man on a rearing horse, swinging a sword at a fallen enemy. Behind him is a crumbling bridge and a building labeled "ORATIVS." The sky is dotted with fluffy clouds, and the scene looks like it’s from an old story. The man’s intense focus and the dramatic pose suggest he’s a hero in action. The artist used sharp lines and shading to make the scene feel urgent and powerful. Next, look up Marcantonio Raimondi to see more of his dramatic engravings.
Marcantonio Raimondi, often called simply Marcantonio (c. 1470/82 – c. 1534), was an Italian engraver, known for being the first important printmaker whose body of work consists largely of prints copying paintings. He…
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