Susanna and the Elders
Annibale Carracci
c. 1590/1595
Medium
etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 34.6 x 31.1 cm (13 5/8 x 12 1/4 in.) sheet: 39.5 x 34.7 cm (15 9/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1972.66.22
About the Artist
Annibale Carracci · 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.