Saint Jerome
Agostino Carracci
c. 1595
Medium
Red chalk, with stumping and pen and brown ink, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
23.8 × 21 cm (9 3/8 × 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
114500
Rights
Public Domain
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.