Mercury and the Graces
Medium
Engraving with etching in black ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 20.2 × 25.8 cm (8 × 10 3/16 in.); Plate: 20.5 × 25.8 cm (8 1/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 25.8 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
21285
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.