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Agostino Carracci, engraver (printmaker)

Saint Jerome, ca. 1595

Description

Maker

  • Agostino Carracci, 1557-1602, Italian, engraver (printmaker)
  • After Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610, Italian, designer

Title

Saint Jerome

Year

ca. 1595

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 19.7 x 14.9 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/8 inches)

Identification

State

state ii

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

57.002

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

This engraving after a now lost composition by Francesco Vanni reflects Agostino Carracci’s close study of works by Cornelis Cort and particularly Hendrick Goltzius. Agostino used few types of marks, emphasizing the swell of the lines and the open spacing between them, which corresponds to the openness and elongation of figures in paintings by Vanni. Sketchy in its appearance, the style may have been intended to imitate that of a drawing rather than a painting.

St. Jerome is one of the Doctors of the Church responsible for a Latin revision of the Bible. Following convention, he is shown as an ascetic in the desert, where he immersed himself in deep meditation and study. The verses address the contemplation of death, which is reinforced by the prevalent skull in the foreground.

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