Constantine defeating the tyrant Maxentius, angels carrying swords fly above

Giulio Bonasone|Giulio Romano|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)

1544 · Engraving; second state of two · Drawings and Prints

Inspired in part by Marcantonio's engraving and by the Roman sarcophagus (now in the Villa Medici, Rome) that was one of Raphael's sources for the design, Bonasone shows far less interest in sculptural form. His more lyrical version of the subject is composed of softly modeled figures and flowing surface patterns, such as the curvilinear lines that form the water.

Artist

Giulio Bonasone|Giulio Romano|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)

Date

1544

Medium

Engraving; second state of two

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953