Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480–c. 1534) was an Italian engraver whose work played a crucial role in spreading the imagery and ideas of the High Renaissance throughout Europe. Born near Bologna, Raimondi trained with painter and goldsmith Francesco Francia and became highly skilled in the precise lines and cross-hatching of engraving. His early prints included copies of works by Albrecht Dürer, leading to a famous dispute over Raimondi’s reproduction of Dürer’s compositions and monogram. Around 1510, Raimondi moved to Rome and began a transformative collaboration with Raphael. Working from Raphael’s drawings and designs, he translated compositions such as The Judgment of Paris and The Massacre of the Innocents into engravings that could circulate far beyond Rome. Rather than simply reproducing paintings, Raimondi developed sophisticated systems of line and hatching to convey volume, light and tonal variation. He established an influential workshop and helped make reproductive engraving an important means of transmitting artistic ideas, contributing significantly to the international influence of Raphael and Italian Renaissance art.