Two Satyrs Fighting about a Nymph

c. 1520/1525

Albrecht Altdorfer after Marcantonio Raimondi

Associated Names
Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist, German, 1480 or before - 1538

Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist After, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

This is a drawing of mythical creatures in a woodland setting. The image depicts several figures with exaggerated, muscular forms and dynamic poses. The upper section shows intricate line work representing tree foliage, while the figures are defined by detailed shading that highlights their muscles and expressive faces. The central figure appears to be reaching out or wielding an object, with an engaged stance. The scene has a feel reminiscent of a dynamic narrative in a fantasy or mythological context. The drawing features fine lines suggestive of early woodcuts or etchings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 6.1 × 4.1 cm (2 3/8 × 1 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.416

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. e. 45, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA, 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Winzinger, Franz. Albrecht Altdorfer, Graphik: Holzschnitte, Kupferstiche, Radierungen. Munich: R.Piper and Co., 1963, no. 164, b.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Albrecht Aldorfer, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. e. 45, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64952552

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