1508
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mars, Venus, and Eros is a 1508 ink by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows three figures in a wooded scene. A muscular man leans against a tree, holding a shield with a cross on it. Next to him, a woman stands barefoot, holding a spear and touching his arm. A small child clings to her leg, while a torch and a castle sit in the background. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, giving the figures a three-dimensional look. This style was common in Renaissance prints. Look up engraving to see how artists like Raimondi made detailed prints.
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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