Agostino Veneziano (c. 1490–c. 1536)

Venetian engraver. He was active mainly in Rome, and by engraving paintings by well-known artists helped disseminate Italian Renaissance themes and motifs throughout Europe.

Originally active in his native Venice, Agostino was influenced by the engravers Giulio Campagnola and Jacopo de' Barbari. In 1516 he left Venice for Rome, where he became the foremost pupil of Marcantonio Raimondi. Raphael and Giulio Romano were among the artists whose works were made more widely available through Agostino's prints.