1518
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Birth of Adonis is a 1518 ink by Benedetto Montagna, a Renaissance work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a mythological scene in this engraving. It shows figures and trees. The artist used a lot of detail, which is interesting because it was made a long time ago, and this level of detail was hard to achieve with engraving, a technique that involves scratching lines into metal. The detail in the scene is what makes it stand out. The artist had to be very careful when making it. Check out the work of artist: Montagna, Benedetto
Benedetto Montagna (c. 1480–1555/58) was an Italian engraver and painter. Montagna was born in Vicenza, the son of the leading painter of the city, Bartolomeo Montagna, with whom he trained and perhaps continued to…
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