Seated Male Nude [recto]

Seated Male Nude [recto] by Agostino Carracci

Medium

pen and brown ink on laid paper

Dimensions

Overall: 16.8 x 17.5 cm (6 5/8 x 6 7/8 in.) support: 17.8 x 18.2 cm (7 x 7 3/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

Accession Number

1983.74.7.a

About the Artist

Agostino Carracci · 15571602

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.

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