Four Women Dancing (c. 1497): Artwork and History

Four Women Dancing (c. 1497) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Workshop of Andrea Mantegna Italian, 1431-1506.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This print was created by an unidentified engraver, who worked in the circle around Andrea Mantegna and was responsible for a group of engravings based on the artist's drawings. The composition is derived from Mantegna's preparatory drawing for the four central dancing muses in a painting for the Studiolo of Isabella d'Este, the young wife of Francesco Gonzaga of Mantua.

Object facts

• Title: Four Women Dancing
• Date: c. 1497
• Artist attribution: Workshop of Andrea Mantegna Italian, 1431-1506
• Place of origin: Italy
• Medium: Engraving on paper
• Dimensions: 23.8 × 33.6 cm (9 3/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1956.1024

Collection credit

Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.

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