Battle of the Sea Gods (right half)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Battle of the Sea Gods (right half)

Andrea Mantegna; Engraver: Unidentified engraver, ItalyLinkedCulture matchlcp-308c89ddacd9

Date
1470s
Medium
Engraving (and drypoint?)
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
7463

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According to the sign held by the crone at the upper left, envy has led to discord among the sea gods. When satyrs on seahorses square off, it's fish versus baton, while the nymph-bearing sea-centaurs adopt bonier weapons. This print was the largest engraving ever produced at the time it was made—so large that the image had to be engraved on two separate plates. It so perfectly embodied Renaissance understanding of antiquity that the sculptures based on its design were thought to be genuinely ancient.

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Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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