Eros Escaping by Sea; Cupid using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his blindfold as the sail, a banderole above

Marco Dente Italian

After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) Italian

Publisher Antonio Salamanca Italian, born Spain

ca. 1515–27

Not on view

Rectangular plate with oval shaped image.

Artwork Details

Title: Eros Escaping by Sea; Cupid using his bow to propel a boat made from his quiver with an arrow as the mast and his blindfold as the sail, a banderole above
Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)
Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
Publisher: Antonio Salamanca (Italian (born Spain), Salamanca 1478–1562 Rome)
Date: ca. 1515–27
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/16 × 6 13/16 in. (12.9 × 17.3 cm)
Plate: 4 15/16 × 6 5/8 in. (12.5 × 16.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.50.1(140)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.

Album of Sixteenth-Century Prints most with Mythological Subjects or Objects and Architecture after the Antique

Multiple artists/makers

17th century

Frieze of Five Putti, Marco Dente Italian, Red chalk on parchment — Frieze of Five Putti
Marco Dente
1515–27

A faun standing in a niche holding aloft a bunch of grapes with his right hand and fruit with his left hand, a dog lower right, Marco Dente Italian, Engraving — A faun standing in a niche holding aloft a bunch of grapes with his right hand and fruit with his left hand, a dog lower right
Marco Dente
ca. 1515–27

Noah's Sacrifice; Noah at right with his hands clapsed in prayer before a fire upon an altar, two men sacrificing a ram on the ground and another bringing a second ram, two men leading two cows and a camel behind the fire, Marco Dente Italian, Engraving — Noah's Sacrifice; Noah at right with his hands clapsed in prayer before a fire upon an altar, two men sacrificing a ram on the ground and another bringing a second ram, two men leading two cows and a camel behind the fire
Marco Dente
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1515–27

The Annunciation; the archangel Gabriel at left approaching the Virgin kneeling in prayer at right, God the Father in the upper left, Marco Dente Italian, Engraving — The Annunciation; the archangel Gabriel at left approaching the Virgin kneeling in prayer at right, God the Father in the upper left
Marco Dente
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
ca. 1515–27

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.