1510
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lamentation of the Virgin is a 1510 ink by Marcantonio Raimondi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a woman in a long robe standing over a man lying on the ground. She’s holding his hand while looking down at him. Behind them, a small town sits on a hill, with trees and a sky full of clouds. The woman’s calm face contrasts with the man’s slumped body. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, especially in the folds of the cloth. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like this 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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