Andrea Andreani

Triumphus Caesari, by Andreani, after a painting by Mantegna

Andrea Andreani (1540–1623) was an Italian engraver on wood, who was among the first printmakers in Italy to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours.

Born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 (Brulliot says 1560) and died at Rome in 1623. His engravings are scarce and valuable, and are chiefly copies of Mantegna, Albrecht Dürer, Parmigianino and Titian. The most remarkable of his works are Mercury and Ignorance, the Deluge, Pharaoh's Host Drowned in the Red Sea (after Titian), the Triumph of Caesar (after Mantegna), and Christ retiring from the judgment-seat of Pilate after a relief by Giambologna. He was active 1584–1610 in Florence.^[1]

References

• "Andrea Andreani" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th Edition, Vol. II, p. 20.

1. ULAN

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Andreani, Andrea". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
• Ticozzi, Stefano (1830). Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione' (Volume 1). Gaetano Schiepatti; Digitized by Googlebooks, Jan 24, 2007. p. 53.
• Getty ULAN entry.
• artnet