An Allegory of Love
School of
Marcantonio Raimondi
(Italian, act. 1480-1522)
Artist After
Baccio Bandinelli
(Italian, ca. 1493 - 1560)
Dateearly 16th century
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 15 1/8 × 18 3/8 inches (38.42 × 46.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gertrude B. Drake
Object numberF84-43/3
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Gallery LabelBaccio Bandinelli was a sculptor and engraver working in Florence in the mid-16th century. This rather complicated print is somewhat austere in the severe and rigid way the figures are grouped and arranged. In the center a cupid plays dice with the female figure of fortune, indicating how fickle love is, while a bound youth to the right seems a prisoner of desire.
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