RAIMONDI, Marcoantonio, Burial of Christ

Master engraver Marcantonio Raimondi redefined the medium of engraved prints based on the Old Masters of the 15th and 16th century.  Albrecht Dürer became extremely influential in the development of Raimondi’s printmaking techniques.   

According to Innis H. Shoemaker, of the essay, Marcantonio and His Sources: A Survey of His Style and Engraving Techniques:

     What is new about Marcantonio is the dirction that he created for the art of  engraving, for under the influence of Dürer’s prints he changed it from a  medium that imitated pen and silverpoint drawing toward one that could  approximate the effects of painting and sculptural form.  In this specific  sense, then Marcantonio may be considered to have invented the means  for reproductive engraving.  Throughout his career he progressively  developed a technique that could achieve painterly chiaroscuro effects  and sculptural volumes.  (3)

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :

        1. Shoemaker, Innis H. The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi, Spencer Museum of Art: Lawrence, 1981. Detailed essay on Raimondi on pgs. 3-18.

About the Framing:
Conservation framed with archival materials and museum quality, this work is set in a Spanish-style gold and black moulding with a delicate organic motif and a sleek black border. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.