MONTAGNA. Musical contest between Apollo and Pan.
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Benedetto MONTAGNA1480-1558Musical contest between Apollo and Pan.1505-20Incisione di 166x114 mm. In alto a dx il nome dell’incisore: benedetto Montagna. Alcune leggere fioriture, buono stato di conservazione. Tiratura del XVIII secolo. La scena raffigura la sfida musicale tra Pan, con strumento a fiato, e Apollo che si appresta a suonare un violino. Tmolus, giudice della sfida, è seduto a destra, di fronte, mentre Midas è visto da dietro.Rinomato incisore le cui opere ne testimoniano l'abilità tecnica. Come altri incisori coevi, fu influenzato dalla maniera del Mantegna che integrò con lo studio del più recente Dürer. La gran parte dei disegni rimandano alle opere paterne, delle quali provò di riprodurre la plasticità ; se in un primo momento questi tentativi risultano non privi di asperità e squilibri, i lavori successivi risultano più morbidi e sempre più sensibili all'atmosfera, con particolare attenzione alla luce e all'ombra.Hind 185.40; B.XIII.344.22; TIB.XXV.2512.035
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166x114 mm engraving. At the top right, the engraver's name: Benedict Montagna. Some light spots, good condition.Issue of XVIII century. The scene depicts the musical contest between Pan, with a wind instrument, and Apollo who is about to play a violin. Tmolus, judge of the challenge, is seated to the right, facing, while Midas is seen from behind. Renowned engraver whose works testify to his technical ability. Like other contemporary engravers, he was influenced by the manner of Mantegna which he integrated with the study of the more recent Dürer. Most of the drawings refer to his father's works, whose plasticity he tried to reproduce; if at first these attempts are not without roughness and imbalances, the subsequent works are softer and more and more sensitive to the atmosphere, with particular attention to light and shadow.
Further Details
166x114 mm engraving. At the top right, the engraver's name: Benedict Montagna. Some light spots, good condition.Issue of XVIII century. The scene depicts the musical contest between Pan, with a wind instrument, and Apollo who is about to play a violin. Tmolus, judge of the challenge, is seated to the right, facing, while Midas is seen from behind. Renowned engraver whose works testify to his technical ability. Like other contemporary engravers, he was influenced by the manner of Mantegna which he integrated with the study of the more recent Dürer. Most of the drawings refer to his father's works, whose plasticity he tried to reproduce; if at first these attempts are not without roughness and imbalances, the subsequent works are softer and more and more sensitive to the atmosphere, with particular attention to light and shadow.
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MONTAGNA. Musical contest between Apollo and Pan.
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