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Andrea Mantegna

Bacchanal with Silenus

1481
engraving

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Like most artists in Renaissance Italy, Mantegna was often inspired by ancient Greek and Roman art. In this print, the revelers are positioned in the foreground of a shallow picture plane, reminding savvy viewers of a Roman frieze.

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