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496 ANDREA MANTEGNA. [chap. vn.
to the mechanism of engraving, it is inferior to many of Mantegna's
other pieces, being executed in a coarse, unfinished style. It
measures fifteen inches and a half in height, by twelve inches and
a quarter in width. (Bartsch, No. 1.)
Of this print, there exists a copy engraved in the same direction
as the original, by an anonymous artist; perhaps a scholar of Man-
tegna. It is engraved with greater neatness of execution than the
original, but has less spirit and expression. It differs from it, more-
over, in the following particulars. First, there is no pavement;
secondly, the upper part of the print, on the left, is finished, and
presents a distant landscape, with some clouds; and thirdly, the
columns, to one of which Christ is bound, are surmounted by an
architrave, which is wanting in the original. It measures eighteen
inches and a half in height, by fourteen inches and three-eighths
in width.
The Descent from the Cross.
Two of the disciples are represented on ladders, taking the body
of Christ from the Cross. Under the Cross, on the right, stand
St. John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalen, the latter a back
figure, besides the centurion and another soldier, both dressed in
armour. On the left, upon the ground, is the Madonna fainting,
assisted bv two of the Mar vs. Another female and an old man
stand looking on, and a second man, whose figure is seen in a
back view, appears leaning on one of the ladders, on the same side,
looking up at the body of our Saviour. A tree, devoid of foliage,
rises on the right of the print. The back-ground represents a rocky
landscape, with a view of Jerusalem. This piece, which, as I have
already said, was probably one of Mantegna's first works of en-
graving, is executed with diligence throughout, and is one of his
most scarce prints. It measures seventeen inches and three-quarters
in height, by fourteen inches in width. (Bartsch, No. 4.)
to the mechanism of engraving, it is inferior to many of Mantegna's
other pieces, being executed in a coarse, unfinished style. It
measures fifteen inches and a half in height, by twelve inches and
a quarter in width. (Bartsch, No. 1.)
Of this print, there exists a copy engraved in the same direction
as the original, by an anonymous artist; perhaps a scholar of Man-
tegna. It is engraved with greater neatness of execution than the
original, but has less spirit and expression. It differs from it, more-
over, in the following particulars. First, there is no pavement;
secondly, the upper part of the print, on the left, is finished, and
presents a distant landscape, with some clouds; and thirdly, the
columns, to one of which Christ is bound, are surmounted by an
architrave, which is wanting in the original. It measures eighteen
inches and a half in height, by fourteen inches and three-eighths
in width.
The Descent from the Cross.
Two of the disciples are represented on ladders, taking the body
of Christ from the Cross. Under the Cross, on the right, stand
St. John the Evangelist and Mary Magdalen, the latter a back
figure, besides the centurion and another soldier, both dressed in
armour. On the left, upon the ground, is the Madonna fainting,
assisted bv two of the Mar vs. Another female and an old man
stand looking on, and a second man, whose figure is seen in a
back view, appears leaning on one of the ladders, on the same side,
looking up at the body of our Saviour. A tree, devoid of foliage,
rises on the right of the print. The back-ground represents a rocky
landscape, with a view of Jerusalem. This piece, which, as I have
already said, was probably one of Mantegna's first works of en-
graving, is executed with diligence throughout, and is one of his
most scarce prints. It measures seventeen inches and three-quarters
in height, by fourteen inches in width. (Bartsch, No. 4.)