Hilly Landscape with Town in Distance
Medium
Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
20.4 × 27.4 cm (8 1/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84065
About the Artist
Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602
Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.