About this artwork
Annibale Carracci was a vibrantly naturalistic painter, a draftsman, and the founder of an artist’s school. This luminous print represents the culmination of the 20 religious intaglio works engraved by the artist. Carracci created the work during a period at the end of his career in Rome marked by self-doubt, and the scene reflects his increasingly personal devotion. As here, the figural groupings in his last prints became increasingly monumental, even as he adopted a more intimate scale.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Annibale Carracci
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Title
- Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist
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Place
- Italy (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1606
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Medium
- Engraving and etching in black on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Image/plate: 12.5 × 16.2 cm (4 15/16 × 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 13.5 × 16.9 cm (5 3/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Woman’s Board in memory of Louise Bross
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Reference Number
- 2016.374
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/236793/manifest.json