Annibale Carracci - Christ of Caprarola - 1597
Description: Pietà; the body of Christ lying on the ground, with his head resting on the lap of the Virgin, seated facing right and fainting, supported by another Mary; with St John holding Christ's right hand and displaying its wound to St Mary Magdalene, with the base of two crosses in background. 1597. Etching, engraving and drypoint lettered at lower left within image : 'Annibal Caracius in. fe. Caprarolae. 1597'. State IV or V on VII before the address of Nicolas van Aelst.
Condition: A good impression with plate tone on laid paper. Full plate border and tread margins. Hinges removed from the four corners. Notes: Alle measurements are taken on the plate mark. Secure international inhouse shipping at low cost. Dimensions: 12,50 x 16,50 cm Artist Name: Annibale Carracci ( 1560 - 1609) Literature: Bohlin 1979 18.IV (Annibale), Posner 1971 97 , Bartsch XVIII.182.4 --- influenced by Correggio's painting on the same theme in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Parma. The indication that the print was made in Caprarola appears from the second state on. Medium: Etching Circa: Ca. 1597
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Description: Pietà; the body of Christ lying on the ground, with his head resting on the lap of the Virgin, seated facing right and fainting, supported by another Mary; with St John holding Christ's right hand and displaying its wound to St Mary Magdalene, with the base of two crosses in background. 1597. Etching, engraving and drypoint lettered at lower left within image : 'Annibal Caracius in. fe. Caprarolae. 1597'. State IV or V on VII before the address of Nicolas van Aelst.
Condition: A good impression with plate tone on laid paper. Full plate border and tread margins. Hinges removed from the four corners. Notes: Alle measurements are taken on the plate mark. Secure international inhouse shipping at low cost. Dimensions: 12,50 x 16,50 cm Artist Name: Annibale Carracci ( 1560 - 1609) Literature: Bohlin 1979 18.IV (Annibale), Posner 1971 97 , Bartsch XVIII.182.4 --- influenced by Correggio's painting on the same theme in the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Parma. The indication that the print was made in Caprarola appears from the second state on. Medium: Etching Circa: Ca. 1597
