A triton and a nereid

A print depicting a triton and a nereid catalogued by Ruland (1876) as by Agostino Veneziano and as related to a design element in the Loggia, designed by Raphael and executed by his workshop (c.1517-19) in the Vatican; it may perhaps be related to a now lost part of the decoration on an exterior pilaster, another element of which is reproduced in a print by Cherubino Alberto (see RCIN 853741 for an impression of this print). Trimmed on all sides. Annotated on verso.

Bartsch tentatively attributed this print to Marcantonio Raimondi.

The repeating sequence of decoration in the Logge - see Dacos 2008 (Bibliographic References) for more information - is strongly influenced by the antique; Raphael had studied antique sculpture and painting in Rome.