Annibale Carracci. Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist. 1606. Italy. Engraving and etching in black on ivory laid paper 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, eve
Annibale Carracci. Madonna and Child with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist. 1606. Italy. Engraving and etching in black on ivory laid paper 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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Photo credit: © WBC ART / Alamy / Afripics
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