The Virgin, the Holy Women, and Saints John, James and Joseph of Arimathea, with Christ on the Way to Calvary
Antonio Carracci
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and blue wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper
Dimensions
32.3 × 25.4 cm (12 3/4 × 10 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
94063
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Perhaps because his life was so short, Antonio Carracci's drawings are extremely rare. This rather finished composition reveals the influence of his famous uncle Annibale Carracci's masterful landscapes.