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The Crucifixion
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Dimensions

12 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30.9 x 22 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Agostino Carracci

1557–1602Papal States

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.