Sater bespiedt een slapende nimf
ca. 1590 - ca. 1595
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
117; 153
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
**Sater bespiedt een slapende nimfSatyr Spying on a Sleeping Nymph *Agostino Carracci ca. 1590–1595, engraving, 153 × 117 mm* Created by Agostino Carracci a pivotal figure in the Bolognese School alongside his brothers Annibale and Ludovico, this intimate engraving captures a playful yet sensual mythological scene. Around 1590–1595, during the late Renaissance transition to Baroque naturalism, the Carracci family revolutionized Italian art by emphasizing lifelike figures and emotional depth over Mannerist exaggeration. Agostino, a master engraver, excelled in translating such compositions i...
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.