What medium is "Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg"?

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg is Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card.

Is "Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg" in the public domain?

Yes, Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg

Q: When was "Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg" created?

This artwork was created 1590/94.

Agostino Carracci

1590/94

Medium

Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card

Dimensions

19.6 × 27.1 cm (7 3/4 × 10 11/16 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

95626

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.

Four Sketches: Griffin, Grotesque Head, Head of Satyr, Bent Leg

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