Pieta; Christ supported by the Virgin and an angel at the right
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 15 9/16 x 11 1/4 in. (39.5 x 28.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.2099
Tags
AngelsChristVirgin Mary
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)|Orazio Bertelli · 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.