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Agostino Carracci, engraver (printmaker)

Portrait of Titian, 1587

Description

Maker

  • Titian, 1488/90-1576, ItalianVenetian, painter
  • Agostino Carracci, 1557-1602, Italian, engraver (printmaker)

Title

Portrait of Titian

Year

1587

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 32.1 x 23.2 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches)

Identification

State

state iii

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.1155

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
Read Online

La Peintre Graveur, 1803-1821

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Although Agostino Carracci of Bologna was a direct descendent of Marcantonio’s style of engraving (the straight cross-hatching on the ear reveals this allegiance), by 1587 he had begun to integrate international engraving techniques. Here, he employed a broad burin and elegant, long curved lines spaced some distance apart to achieve the tactile qualities of the fur collar and satin coat. In this way, the work responds to the coloristic and textural demands of Venetian painting. The lozenge pattern on the painter’s skin and the abandonment of a strict contour on the face’s left edge indicate that he looked at Cornelis Cort’s engravings quite closely, if still with some hesitancy.

The print reproduces a self-portrait by Titian (now in Berlin). Agostino probably worked directly from the painting, which he significantly cropped, and from which he altered the clothing in order to provide clearer tactile and tonal contrasts.

Engravings of the 15th and 16th Centuries

November 10, 1948 - February 4, 1949

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