Marcantonio - A nude God and Goddess laying on a bed embracing, 1857,0711.20, Marcantonio Raimondi

This engraving is thought to be by agostino veneziano. [1] it is thought that this engraving may have been copied from "modi drawings"[2] that were made by giulio romano. [2] "a set of offsets from giulio's modi drawings might have remained. After giulio's 1524 departure. "[2] agostino might have gained access to these "modi drawings" and copied this engraving from them. [2] this engraving is thought to come from a single replacement set of i modi engravings. [1] i modi was a series of engravings of sexual scenes that were engraved around 1524 to 1527 by marcantonio raimondi. [1] the engravings by marcantonio are thought to be a collaboration with giulio romano. [3] this engraving is is dated to around 1530. [3] engraving paper. British museum.