Four Sketches: Standing Male Figure; Profile Bust of Bearded Man; Profile Head of Bearded Man; Landscape
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with traces of brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, pieced together and laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
20.2 × 14.7 cm (8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81821
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.