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Master of 1515 (i)
( fl c. 1515). ?Italian engraver and draughtsman. The Master’s name is taken from the date on an engraving of Cleopatra with a Herm. A further 40 engravings are generally accepted as the work of the same artist; all are characterized by a preference for the depiction of architecture, decorative details and figures inspired by the Antique. Of these engravings, six (presumably the earliest) are executed with the burin alone, while the rest show traces of drypoint burrs. Among the remaining 34 is the Allegory with Roman Monuments (possibly an Allegory of Fortitude), an unfinished engraving that has traces of drypoint and is a kind of Antique architectural caprice: it includes the statue of Marcus Aurelius and Trajan’s Column. It is the best illustration of the Master’s style, a highly personal interpretation of the technique using close parallel lines for shading popularized by Mantegna.
Part of the Masters, anonymous, and monogrammists family
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