The Crucifixion
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30.9 x 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.600.30
Tags
MenWomenCrossJesusCrucifixion
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci|Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) · 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.