School of Andrea Mantegna
Italian, 1431-1506
Faun Attacking a Snake
INV-2398
School of Andrea Mantegna
Italian, 1431-1506c. 1500
Faun Attacking a Snake
School of Andrea Mantegna Italian, 1431-1506 →engravingprint
Date
c. 1500
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
29.2 × 18.3 cm (11 1/2 × 7 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson
This engraving reproduces a pen-and-ink drawing by Andrea Mantegna, now preserved in the British Museum and dated to the period 1480/85. Because of the inscription, the subject has at times been identified as Hercules slaying the Hydra, but the pointed ears of the figure identify him as a faun. The inscription may actually refer to Ercole d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.
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