Mars Driven Away from Peace and Abundance by Minerva
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.2 × 25.4 cm (7 9/16 × 10 in.); Sheet, trimmed along platemark: 19.5 × 25.6 cm (7 11/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
21288
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.