Adoration of the Shepherds
Agostino Carracci
c. 1580-1600
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, with incising, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
39.7 × 26 cm (15 11/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81003
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602
Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.