# Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

**Andrea Mantegna** (Italian, 1430–1506)  
Before 1475  
Engraving and drypoint  
Sheet: 11 3/4 x 17 3/16in. (29.9 x 43.7cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986.1159. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337057).

## About this work

Andrea Mantegna made this (Before 1475), aged 45. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Drypoint.** Lines scratched straight into the plate with a needle throw up a ridge of metal, the burr, which holds ink and prints a soft, furred line. The burr wears down, so early impressions are the richest.
- **Engraving.** Lines cut directly into a metal plate with a steel burin, which makes them swell and taper. It took years to master, and for centuries it was how paintings travelled as pictures.

### [Andrea Mantegna](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/andrea-mantegna)

Italian, 1430–1506; born in Isola di Carturo; died in Mantua

## Facts

- Type: Prints
- The artist was 45
- Real size: about 12 × 17 in (30 × 44 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 15th century
- Subjects: Wine, Drunkenness, Male Nudes, Fauns, Drinking
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1008.jpg?dl=1
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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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