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The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

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The mystic marriage of Saint Catherine who sits at center with the Christ child, angels with instruments at the left

Agostino Carracci | Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)

1585

Medium

Engraving

Tags

Musical Instruments Saint Catherine Angels Christ

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 11 9/16 × 8 7/8 in. (29.3 × 22.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Agostino Carracci

1557–1602 • Papal 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.

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