Triumph

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Triumph

c. 1509

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480–c. 1530) After a drawing by Jacopo Ripanda (Italian, active 1490–1530)

Shortly after his arrival in Rome in about 1509, Marcantonio based this engraving on a drawing by a fellow Bolognese artist who specialized in scenes from classical antiquity. The composition is a mixture of motifs from ancient sculptural sources such as the Arch of Constantine, the Column of Trajan, and Roman sarcophagi, resulting in a rather awkward juxtaposition of figures and groups that nevertheless succeeds in capturing the grandeur of the subject. In 1510, Marcantonio became the official engraver of Raphael, which inspired him to develop a technique that successfully translated the incomparable grace and power of the master's style into the medium of engraving. This technique may be seen in his Hercules and Antaeus.

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Object Details

Titles:

Triumph

Date:

c. 1509

Artists:

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480–c. 1530) After a drawing by Jacopo Ripanda (Italian, active 1490–1530)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Image and sheet: 13 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches (34.3 x 50.2 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips Bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 2005

Accession Number:

2005-151-1

Geography:

Probably made in Bologna, Italy, Europe

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