Andrea Mantegna, Italian (1431-1506), from the series Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists
Leonard Baskin, Andrea Mantegna, Italian (1431-1506), from the series Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists, 1962, color etching on paper, Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund, © The Estate of Leonard Baskin; Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York, 63.28.2
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- Title
Andrea Mantegna, Italian (1431-1506), from the series Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists
- Related Titles
original language: Andrea Mantegna, Italian (1431-1506)
series (original language): Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists
- Artist
- Related People
pictured in: Andrea Mantegna (Italian, ca. 1431-1506)
- Date
1962
- Medium
color etching on paper
- Edition
39/50
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image: 17 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in; sheet: 29 3/8 in x 20 5/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature: Baskin, graphite, lower right
title; edition: Mantegna 39/50, graphite, lower left
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
intaglio print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Caroline Ladd Pratt Fund
- Accession Number
63.28.2
- Copyright
© The Estate of Leonard Baskin; Courtesy Galerie St. Etienne, New York
- Terms
Leonard Baskin paid tribute to his artistic predecessors in his series Etchings of Ten Favorite Artists, choosing men whose art had a personal resonance to him.
Although not nearly as famous today as his contemporaries Raphael, Leonardo, or Michelangelo, Andrea Mantegna was arguably the finest engraver of the Renaissance. Baskin uses a strict profile typical of early Renaissance portraiture, while imbuing the figure with a restless graphic dynamism that reflects Baskin's own style.
- Exhibitions
2007 Graphic Force, Humanist Vision: Leonard Baskin Works on Paper Portland Art Museum
2013 In the Studio: Reflections on Artistic Life Portland Art Museum
