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Annibale Carracci

131 works

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Engraving of sleeping Venus on a bed, a satyr beside her, a cupid above with a bow, and a distant landscape.

Venus and Satyr

1592

Brown ink landscape drawing of a river with a sailing boat carrying figures, framed by trees, with distant boats and building

River Landscape with Boats

c. 1590

Red chalk drawing of a flying cupid with outstretched arm and bent legs, head turned toward the viewer.

Flying Cupid

c. 1602

Painted head study of an elderly woman in a white cap and brown garment, with handwritten notes on a dark background.

Head of a Woman

about 1582

Etching in a circle of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Jesus, with a landscape behind them.

The Virgin pressing her breast to nurse the infant Jesus. (Dutuit 153)

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a ruff collar and buttoned doublet, gazing directly at the viewer.

Male Portrait

1593

Pen and brown wash study sheet with angels, kneeling and seated figures, and wing studies for an Annunciation scene.

Studienblatt: Szenen der Verkündigung Mariä

Pen sketch of a winged angel with flowing drapery on grey-washed paper, with handwritten notes at right.

Der Erzengel Gabriel aus der Verkündigung Mariä

Black chalk drawing of a reclining muscular male nude, Hercules, with studies of a head and foot on blue paper.

Study of Hercules Resting, with Separate Studies of His Head and Foot (recto); Rectangular grid design (verso)

1595/97

Pen and ink landscape sketch of a hillside with a leaning tree, small figures, and buildings on a tan sheet.

A Hillside Landscape Sketch with Figures and Buildings

1585

Pen and brown ink landscape with a hilltop fortified town, a watermill, and shepherds with sheep in the foreground.

Landscape with a Fortified Town in the Distance

1585

Engraving of Susanna seated nude at a fountain as two bearded elders watch from behind a trellis in a garden.

Susanna and the Elders

1590/95

Etching of the dead Christ supported by the Virgin Mary, with three mourners and a cross in a landscape.

Pietà (the "Christ of Caprarola")

1597

Red chalk drawing of a seated male figure seen from behind, turned right, with muscular back and extended arm.

Seated Youth Facing Right, Seen from the Back

1560-1609

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude youth seen from behind, turned left, with draped cloth beneath him.

Back View of a Seated Nude Youth Facing Left

1560-1609

Brown ink and wash drawing of a sleeping man beneath a large tree, with a distant village and hills in the landscape.

Landscape with Jacob Sleeping

1560-1609

Black chalk and white highlight study of a youthful figure with outstretched arm and draped cloth on blue paper.

Study for an Angel (recto); Study of a Cushion (verso)

1600-1602

Red chalk drawing of two winged putti embracing within an arched frame, by Annibale Carracci.

Anteros Victorious

1560-1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of Perseus with Minerva and a winged figure in a rocky landscape within a lunette.

Perseus Beheading Medusa (recto); Studies of a Child and Ornament Sketches (verso)

1560-1609

Black chalk study of a muscular male nude with one arm raised, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Triton Sounding a Conch Shell

ca. 1597-1602

Black chalk study of a muscular male nude crawling on hands and knees, with an arm reaching forward, on grey paper.

Crawling Male Figure (Study for Cacus)

1593

Grey wash drawing of a woman bending over two children beside a fireplace, with a cat on the floor.

A Domestic Scene

1582-84

Red chalk sketch of two children's heads and arms, with a boy leaning on his arm and hand studies at left.

Studies of a Boy and a Girl (recto); Studies of Legs (verso)

1560-1609

Circular brown ink drawing of a drunken Silenus held by satyrs, framed by grapevines and putti picking grapes.

The Drunken SiIenus: Design for the "Tazza Farnese"

1599-1600

Red chalk drawing of a robed bearded man with outstretched arms, with separate studies of hands on pale paper.

Studies for a Figure of Saint Francis Kneeling in a Three-Quarter View and for His Hands (recto); Studies for a Figur…

1583-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated woman in drapery beside a city gate with figures on a path in the distance.

The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate

1560-1609

Engraving of a drunken Silenus reclining with satyrs, framed by a circular wreath of grapevines and two putti.

The Drunken Silenus

1560-1609

Head of a Woman Looking to Upper Left

1590-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ speaking with the Woman of Samaria at a well, with onlookers and a column behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

1560-1609

Red and black chalk drawing of Hercules and Omphale, a seated bearded man gesturing beside a nude woman before classical colu

Hercules and Omphale

1560-1609

Circular print of the drunken Silenus reclining with satyrs, framed by putti in a grapevine wreath.

Wilton album, folio 41: The Drunken Silenus (Tazza Farnese)

ca. 1597-1600

Etching of Saint Jerome kneeling in a wilderness with a halo, a lion, an open book and a cross beside him.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

ca. 1591