Susanna and the Elders
Annibale Carracci
c. 1590/1595
Medium
etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 34.7 x 31.2 cm (13 11/16 x 12 5/16 in.) sheet: 36 x 32.4 cm (14 3/16 x 12 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Andrew W. Mellon Fund
Accession Number
1976.48.1
About the Artist
Annibale Carracci · 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.