Description
Perhaps because his life was so short, Antonio Carracci's drawings are extremely rare. This rather finished composition reveals the influence of his famous uncle Annibale Carracci's masterful landscapes.
Provenance
Narcisse Revil (died 1844), Paris [London 1972]. Sir Thomas Lawrence (died 1830), London [London 1972]; sold by Samuel Woodburn on behalf of Thomas Lawrence's estate to Lord Francis Egerton (died 1857), 1st Earl of Ellesmere, London, 1837 [Lugt Suppl. 2710b; London 1955]; sold, Sotheby's, London, July 11, 1972, The Ellesmere Collection, lot 181, to P. Hardy [annotated sales catalogue]. Sold by the Paul Drey Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute, 1977.
The Virgin, the Holy Women, and Saints John, James and Joseph of Arimathea, with Christ on the Way to Calvary
Antonio Carraccin.d.
Accession Number
94063
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and blue wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper
Dimensions
32.3 × 25.4 cm (12 3/4 × 10 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Leigh B. Block