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Manure Collector

Manure Collector by Annibale Carracci

Medium

Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove card

Dimensions

26.8 × 16.4 cm (10 9/16 × 6 1/2 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

81804

About the Artist

Annibale Carracci · 15601609

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.

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