item details
NameSacrifice of a ram [reverse copy]
ProductionMarco Dente; engraver
Marcantonio Raimondi; engraver
Marcantonio Raimondi; engraver
Classificationworks on paper, engravings
Materialspaper, ink
Techniquesengraving
Dimensionsplate: 180mm (width), 118mm (height)
Registration Number1910-0001-1/13-80
Credit linePurchased 1910
Overview
This reverse copy of an engraving is by Marco Dente, also known as Marco da Ravenna (1493-1527) after an original by his master, Marcantonio Raimondi, the first major Italian printmaker. It depicts a pagan sacrifice of a ram, being pulled towards an altar by a nude man. At right is a priest with his head cloaked, and behind him a youth carrying a box. The print is styled on an ancient bas relief. It is mounted in the so-called King George IV album of Old Master prints, acquired by the Dominion Museum, forerunner of Te Papa, in 1910.
Dr Mark Stocker Curator, Historical International Art February 2017