Portrait of the Artist's Son, Antonio Carracci
Agostino Carracci
1592/95
Medium
Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
36.1 × 25.6 cm (14 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
44259
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.