Cover art · sea
Battle of the Sea Gods - right portion
Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506), c. 1485–88.
Using it on a cover
The print file prints up to 11.3 x 7.9 in at 300 ppi — enough for a full 6 x 9 in front cover. Wider than a 6 x 9 cover: crop about 54% of the width, or use it as a wraparound across back and spine.
About the work
Albrecht Dürer traveled from Nuremberg, his hometown, to Italy in 1494–95. Evidence suggests that he stopped in Mantua to meet painter Andrea Mantegna, then about 64 years old. The nature of their exchange—if it occurred—is unknown, yet each artist’s engravings profoundly influenced the other. Mantegna’s work introduced Dürer to complex mythological subjects and stories featuring the nude body; Dürer later incorporated one of Mantegna’s nymphs from Battle of the Sea Gods into his print Hercules at the Crossroad .
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Sources & data
- Artwork data and images from the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access API (CC0).