The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate, Annibale Carracci, 1560–1609

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The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate, 1560–1609, Pen and brown ink, brush with traces of brown wash, on light brown beige paper; traces of framing outlines in pen and brown ink, sheet: 7 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome), Formerly owned by the great French collectors Pierre Crozat and Pierre-Jean Mariette, this composition by Annibale Carracci reveals still the sweet-faced female types inspired by Correggio (c. 1489-1534) and emulated by his cousin Ludovico Carracci, as well as their interest in a treatment of light that pulsates with movement

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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