Marcantonio Kaimondi

Marcantonio Kaimondi, the great Italian engraver, who is usually known only by his Christian name, was born towards the close of the 15th century at Bologna. Here until 1510 he chiefly lived as a goldsmith and engraver in the yvorkshop of Francia. From this time till it was taken by the Spaniards in 1527 he lived at Rome, and engraved many of the best pictures of Raphael and Giulio Romano. It is probable that he died at Bologna a few years later. Besides his designs after Raphael, Marcantonio engraved a portion of the design of Michelangelo's Battle of Angltieri, and executed engravings in copper from Durer's Life of the Virgin and Little Passion.