Martyre de Saint Estienne (The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian)

1677

Etienne Baudet, after Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Etienne Baudet

Artist, French, c. 1636 - 1711

Annibale Carracci

Artist After, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

The image features a scene with figures and a landscape, including hills and castle-like structures in the distance. The sky contains a cloud formation with cherubs and an angel. The composition showcases intricate brushwork in an etching style, with fine lines and shading. The color palette is monochromatic in blacks, whites, and grays, highlighting the contrast and theatrical tone. Details like trees and architectural elements frame the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ingrid Rose in memory of her husband Milton Rose

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.2 × 55.4 cm (17 13/16 × 21 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.8 × 70.2 cm (20 13/16 × 27 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.160.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Andresen and Heller 1870, no. 10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ingrid Rose, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1870

  • Andresen, Andreas. Handbuch für Kupferstichsammler. Leipzig, 1870 - 1873: no. 10

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Anibal Carrache; lower left below plate: Martyre de Saint Estienne / Gravé sur le tableau d'Annibal Carrache, qui est dans le Cabinet du Roy, / de deux pieds de long, sur un pied et demy de haut; lower right below plate: Steph Baudet Sculp. 1677. / Sancti Stehani Martyrium / AEri incisum ad tabulam Annibalis Carracci, asseruatam in Pinacotheca Regia, / altam unum pedem cum dimidio, et duos pedes latam

Wikidata ID

Q77015982

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