Giovanni Gabrielli
Agostino Carracci
c. 1599
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.2 x 12.6 cm (7 3/16 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 18.9 x 13.3 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2008.25.1
Rights
Public Domain
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.