Bacchanal with Silenus
Print
ca. 1470 (printed)
ca. 1470 (printed)
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The long-established practice by goldsmiths of decorating metal with engraved patterns led to the development of the engraving of lines in metal in order to print images and patterns on paper. Engravings printed on paper were first made in the second quarter of the fifteenth century. It was a laborious and time-consuming technique, requiring immense skill. Mantegna's delineation is simple, and relies to a great extent on outlines and diagonal hatchings executed with a range of differently shaped implements.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bacchanal with Silenus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | engraving print on paper |
| Brief description | Bacchanal with Silenus; Silenus supported by a satyr and two fauns in the midst of a group of Bacchanals; Engraving print on paper; By Andrea Mantegna; Italy; ca. 1470. |
| Physical description | Bacchanal with Silenus; Silenus supported by a satyr and two fauns in the midst of a group of Bacchanals; Engraving print on paper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
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| Summary | The long-established practice by goldsmiths of decorating metal with engraved patterns led to the development of the engraving of lines in metal in order to print images and patterns on paper. Engravings printed on paper were first made in the second quarter of the fifteenth century. It was a laborious and time-consuming technique, requiring immense skill. Mantegna's delineation is simple, and relies to a great extent on outlines and diagonal hatchings executed with a range of differently shaped implements. |
| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
| Other number | 20 - Le Peintre-Graveur |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | DYCE.996 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2002 |
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