Mantegna was one of the frst great artists to make prints. The subtlety of the engraving, the powerful modelling and the expressive fgures make this sheet one of the masterpieces of Renaissance printmaking. The relief-style construction of the composition reveals his love of classical sculpture. The subject is ‘classical’ too. Silenus is being crowned in the centre. He was a great wine-lover and permanently drunk.
Specifications
| Title | Bacchanal with Silenus |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 296 mm Width 436 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Andrea Mantegna
|
| Accession number | DN 650/212 (PK) |
| Credits | Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1923 |
| Creation date | in circa 1470 - 1475 |
| Collector | Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis |
| Internal exhibitions |
De goden van Rafaël - Klassieke verhalen in de grafiek van Marcantonio Raimondi en zijn school (2012) Tijdloze erotiek (2016) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
