The Incense Burner

Prints and Drawings

c. 1520

Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534)
after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (Italian, 1483-1520)

Marcantonio Raimondi engraved The Incense Burner when he was at the height of his skill and talent, as is evident in the naturalistic detail and overall beauty of the print. Raimondi’s engraving depicts a large incense burner supported by two women draped in classical garments. It is thought that the sculpture was meant for Francis I of France because of its use of his heraldic emblems—the salamander and fleur-de-lis—as decorations. The engraving’s design is based on a drawing by Raphael and reveals the painter’s gift for simple but strong compositions.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi
Title: The Incense Burner
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1515–1525
Medium: Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 30.2 × 15.2 cm (11 15/16 × 6 in.)
Credit Line: Clarence Buckingham Collection
Reference Number: 1938.1729
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