Pietà, the dead Christ supported by the Virgin, putti at the left
Annibale Carracci|Joost de Pape
ca. 1633–46
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/16 × 9 7/16 in. (23 × 24 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Charles Z. Offin Fund, 2014
Accession Number
2014.663
Tags
AngelsChristVirgin Mary
About the Artist
Annibale Carracci|Joost de Pape · 1560–1609
Annibale was considered one of the greatest Italian painters of his age. His style is marked by naturalism combined with the formal language of Classicism in a grand and monumental style. Annibale was also instrumental in evolving the ideal, classical landscape and is generally credited with the invention of caricature. Italian painter. Comment on works: Mythology.