Raimondi, the judgment of Paris. Manet acknowledged that he was influenced by this work in making his "dejeuner sur l'herbe" Image from I Modes
Marcantonio Raimondi (Bologna, 1480 - Rome, 1534) was the main engraver of the Italian Renaissance. He is also called the founder of reproductive art.
Raimondi studied his subject in Bologna where he lived until 1509. After that he left for Venice where he resided until 1509, including the series "Rafael's dream". From 1510 he worked in Rome where he spent the rest of his life. In spite of the fact that he also produced his own work, he is especially known for his copper engravings to originals of Michelangelo, Peruzzi and Raphael, among others. The latter would even pay much of his fame in the 16th century to the raimondi engravings. Not everyone was equally happy with the fact that he copied, Dürer accused him of improper use of his series "The Life of Mary".
Around 1524 Marcantonio was briefly imprisoned by Pope Clemens VII for making the I Modi series of erotic engravings based on Giulio Romano's paintings. These engravings were provided with Pietro Aretino's sonnets.
Raimondi's work was praised by collectors until the 19th century.
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