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Black ink print on grey-white paper depicting various people with light skin tones carrying fruit. In the upper right, a nude, plump person leans against a barrel and holds a bowl. They look towards a lean person wearing flowing drapery, stepping away from them and holding a basket of fruit on their head as they turn towards us. Just below them, two nude, chubby children support another basket of fruit while, at the front of the scene, a bearded, muscular person kneels and empties grapes into a larger basin.

The Wine Press

c. 1517–20

Marcantonio Raimondi

(Italian, 1470/82–1527/34)

after Raphael

(Italian, 1483–1520)
Italy, 16th century
engraving
Sheet: 18.6 x 14.7 cm (7 5/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1922.479
Catalogue raisonné: Delaborde 136
Location: 101A Prints & Drawings

Did You Know?

Silenus, Bacchus's tutor, portrayed here watching the grape harvest with his wine cup, was known for his ability to drink wine straight from the barrel without mixing it with water (which was how mere mortals enjoyed the drink).

Description

Here, Silenus sits thoughtfully on a throne, wine cup in hand, accompanied by harvesters who carry and transfer grapes. The composition was invented by renowned painter Raphael, with whom engraver Marcantonio Raimondi had a long-standing collaborative relationship. The powerful poses of Silenus, the crouching man, and the statuesque woman can be traced to relief-carved Roman sarcophagi (stone coffins) probably known to Raphael. The print may record part of a now-lost painted bacchanalia image made by Raphael for the Duke of Ferrara’s palace in Italy. Bacchic subject matter showed the duke to be a cultured man who also gave a good party.
  • Rev. John Griffith (1806-1885), Oxford, England (L. 1464)
    Unidentified collector's mark.
    ?–1922
    Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. [1889–1957], Cleveland, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 21, 1922–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • In Vino Veritas (In Wine, Truth). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7, 2025-January 11, 2026).
    Eight Masters of the Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).
  • {{cite web|title=The Wine Press|url=false|author=Marcantonio Raimondi, Raphael|year=c. 1517–20|access-date=21 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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