# Marcantonio Raimondi artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: High Renaissance
- Common media: Engraving, Printmaking

## About Marcantonio Raimondi

Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480, Bologna – c. 1534, Bologna) was an Italian engraver and printmaker recognized as the first major artist whose body of work consists primarily of reproductive prints—engravings that translate paintings by other artists into the print medium. He refined and systematized copperplate engraving techniques that became standard practice across Italy and beyond. His pivotal collaboration with Raphael, beginning around 1510, gave him access to the painter's designs and allowed him to produce widely circulated engravings after Raphael's compositions. After Raphael's death in 1520, Marcantonio continued to reproduce those works, playing a central role in disseminating High Renaissance visual language throughout Europe. Giorgio Vasari devoted a biography to him in Lives of the Artists—the only life of a printmaker in that landmark text—underscoring his singular importance to the history of printmaking.

## Common works and media

Raimondi's output is dominated by copperplate engravings. The most frequently encountered works include reproductive prints after Raphael (such as The School of Athens, The Massacre of the Innocents, and the Lucretia), engravings of classical and mythological subjects, and religious scenes. Many of these exist in multiple plate states and later impressions. The Marcantonio workshop also produced engravings after other Renaissance masters. Collectors may also encounter related works by his followers and copyists, which are common in the print market.

## Market and appraisal context

Marcantonio Raimondi's engravings appear regularly in Old Master print sales at major auction houses. Value depends heavily on impression quality, plate state (early states are more desirable), paper condition, and the subject's connection to Raphael compositions. Attribution requires care because Marcantonio operated a large workshop; many prints exist in later states, restrikes, and copies by followers that can closely resemble original impressions. Collectors should seek expert cataloguing and provenance documentation. Works after Raphael's most celebrated designs tend to be the most sought-after in the market.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research from museum, library authority, and scholarly sources with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available. For Marcantonio Raimondi, identity data is drawn from Getty ULAN, the Library of Congress, VIAF, RKD, MoMA, and Wikidata.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q728375
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcantonio_Raimondi
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500030773
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/86615512/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82045036
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/65382
- RKD - Netherlands Institute for Art History: https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/65470