1517
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Illustration to Amadeo Berruti's Dialogue on Friendship, Rome, 1517 is a 1517 by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This engraving shows four figures in a quiet scene. On the left, two men stand under a draped curtain, one holding a scroll. To the right, a woman and an angel face each other near a bare tree. The background is simple, with a few plants and a rough ground. The bottom border has four Latin words: *Amadeus*, *Austeritas*, *Amititia*, and *Amor*—meaning friendship, seriousness, kindness, and love. These words hint at the deeper meaning behind the scene. Look up Renaissance next to see how artists used stories and symbols like this.
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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