RAIMONDI, Marcantonio
(b. ca. 1480, Bologna, d. ca. 1534, Bologna)

Crouching Venus

1509
Engraving printed in red, 222 x 148 mm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

The Crouching Venus, an antique marble, was extremely popular in the Renaissance. Marcantonio Raimondi's engraving depicts the statue from the traditional side-view.