Two Fauns Carrying a Child

c. 1513-1515

Marcantonio Raimondi

Associated Names
Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist, Roman, c. 1480 - c. 1534

This is a drawing of two muscular, male figures holding a child in a basket. The drawing depicts two figures standing on either side of the frame. One figure on the left holds a large club over his shoulder and wears a cloth draped around his waist. The man on the right supports a child seated in a basket, with the child reaching towards the left figure. This second man also carries a club over his shoulder and is partially draped with fabric. The scene is backgrounded with tree branches and leaves extending from either side, forming a natural frame. The drawing features intricate cross-hatching and meticulous details suggesting a classical or mythological theme, often associated with ancient tales and legends, and emphasizes the muscular anatomy of the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 15.4 × 18.2 cm (6 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.62

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 230

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1973

  • Prints of the Italian Renaissance, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, no. 363.

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64960110

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