Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog number |
P56 |
Artist |
Dente, Marco |
Artist 2 |
Raimondi, Marcantonio |
Title |
Polyphemus and Galatea |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Description |
Engraving by Marco Dente de Ravenna (active 1515 - 1527) titled "Polyphemus and Galatea." This engraving was derived from a now lost ancient relief. Dente da Ravenna suggests the shallow space of a bas-relief and the hardness of marble, but then changes their character. He treats the relief as a pictorial space - a shallow box with cast shadows whose striated background creates a lively visual pattern. The figures, most particularly Polyphemus, are not only anatomically deft, but rhythmically organized, creating a gentle curving action across the surface and mitigating the hardness of fictive stone. |
Medium/Material |
Ink on paper |
Dimensions |
H-12.5 W-20.125 inches |
Year Range from |
1515 |
Year Range to |
1527 |
Search Terms |
Renaissance Mannerism 16th century AD Mythological Narrative Love Sexuality Galatea Figure Deity Greek and Roman Italy Europe |
Exhibition and Publication History |
* "Italian Art, 15th to 18th Century: Selections from the Permanent Col.," G-TM, 1986, # 4, ill. and discussion p. 14, Suzanna Simor, Curator. *Exhibited in 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers: Art of the Natural World', 4/11-7/31/2019. |
Culture |
Italian |