Seated Male Nude [recto]
Agostino Carracci
1600/1602
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 · 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.