Female Nude (Danaë)
Annibale Carracci|French|Unknown
late 17th century
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
11 15/16 x 8 9/16 in. (30.4 x 21.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.315
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Female Nudes
About the Artist
Annibale Carracci|French|Unknown · 1560–1609
Annibale was considered one of the greatest Italian painters of his age. His style is marked by naturalism combined with the formal language of Classicism in a grand and monumental style. Annibale was also instrumental in evolving the ideal, classical landscape and is generally credited with the invention of caricature. Italian painter. Comment on works: Mythology.