Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534)
after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (Italian, 1483-1520)
Saint Paul Preaching at Athens
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Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534)
after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (Italian, 1483-1520)1517/20
Saint Paul Preaching at Athens
Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1480-1534) after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio) (Italian, 1483-1520) →engravingprint
Date
1517/20
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 26.9 × 35.6 cm (10 5/8 × 14 1/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Based on a painting by Raphael, this print depicts Saint Paul’s sermon in Athens. The speech took place at Areopagus, an ancient court site in Greece, and centered on themes of idolatry and false worship. The power of the Paul’s words is visible: though a few in the crowd have turned their heads toward the statue in the background, most are attending to the speaker, and the man kneeling in the lower-right corner seems especially inspired.
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