Female Nude (Danaë)
Annibale Carracci|French|Unknown
late 17th century
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
11 15/16 x 8 9/16 in. (30.4 x 21.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.315
Tags
Female Nudes
About the Artist
Annibale Carracci|French|Unknown · 1560–1609
Annibale was considered one of the greatest Italian painters of his age. His style is marked by naturalism combined with the formal language of Classicism in a grand and monumental style. Annibale was also instrumental in evolving the ideal, classical landscape and is generally credited with the invention of caricature. Italian painter. Comment on works: Mythology.