Pietà (the "Christ of Caprarola")

1597

Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Annibale Carracci

Artist, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

The image depicts four figures in a composed scene. The central person, reclining with eyes closed, is held by another leaning over them. The reclining figure has an exposed torso and draped fabric around their hips, curly hair, and a serene expression. On the left, two other individuals are seated close together. The figures are clothed in loose drapery, creating folds and textures. The background includes a cross-shaped structure on the right and a sketched landscape. The monochrome tones and detailed linework convey a classical atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving and drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bohlin 1979, no. 18, State ii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1949

  • Ten Centuries of Christian Art, Milwaukee Art Institute, WI, 1949, no catalogue.

1956

  • Renaissance to Roccoco: A Loan Exhibition of Italian Engravings and Woodcuts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1956, no cat.

1971

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Saint John's College, Santa Fe, NM, 1971, no catalogue.

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia, Fredericksburg, VA, 1971, no. 20, repro.

Bibliography

1979

  • Bohlin, Diane DeGrazia. Prints and Related Drawings by the Carracci Family. Exh. cat. Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1979.

Wikidata ID

Q65069977

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