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      MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (C. 1480-1534)

      Pan and the Infant Bacchus

      c.1515-20

      Engraving | 12.9 x 9.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851827

      An engraving after a design the authorship of which is a matter of dispute. Some scholars support the traditional attribution to Raphael (Bartsch, Passavant), whereas others ascribe it to his school (Delaborde). It has been suggested that Raimondi himself may have had part in designing the composition (Shoemaker/Broun 1981). Signed with the engraver's monogram at lower left: MAF. With an ink annotation at lower left ascribing the design to Raphael: R. VRB. INV.

      The engraving, formerly interpreted as Satyr and Child, is now generally identified as Pan and the Infant Bacchus (first suggested by Davidson, and accepted by all scholars since).

      • Creator(s)

        Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)

        After Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)

      • 12.9 x 9.7 cm (sheet of paper)

      • Satyr and Child

      • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

      • Subject(s)
        • Language, Linguistics and Literature
          • Literature
            • Fiction
              • Tales & legends
                • Myths
        • Natural Sciences & Mathematics
          • Biological sciences
            • Zoology
              • Animals
                • Mythical creatures
                  • Satyrs
                  • Putti
        • Science, Medicine and Technology
          • Agriculture and related techniques
            • Horticulture
              • Grapes
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • prints
      • Bibliographic reference(s)

        Shoemaker/Broun 1981 : I. Shoemaker and E. Broun. The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi: Spencer Museum of Art; The Ackland Art Museum, 1981 p.126, no.35 (entry by Innis H. Shoemaker)

        Raphael dans les collections françaises 1983 : Hommage a Raphael. Raphael dans les collections françaises: (Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, 15 novembre 1983-13 fevrier 1984), Paris p.338, no.16 (entry by Pierrette Jean-Richard)

        Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001 p.193, no.A 62

        Other number(s)

        Ruland p.136 D.L.1

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