Agostino Carracci
Italian, 1557-1602
Portrait of the Artist's Son, Antonio Carracci
INV-4425
Agostino Carracci
Italian, 1557-16021592/95
Portrait of the Artist's Son, Antonio Carracci
Agostino Carracci Italian, 1557-1602 →chalkdrawings (visual works)
Date
1592/95
Medium
Red chalk on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
36.1 × 25.6 cm (14 1/4 × 10 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Agostino Carracci’s training as an engraver and his careful study of the human form are evident in the execution of this portrait of his son Antonio, both in the vigorous strokes of the background and in the structure of the face. Antonio was probably twelve or thirteen years old when his father made this portrait of him.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Large Collar, from Perfect School to Learn How to Draw the Entire Human Body (English translation)
Luca Ciamberlano (Italian, c. 1580-c. 1641) after Agostino Carracci (Italian, 1557-1602)
Love Conquers All
Agostino Carracci Italian, 1557-1602
A Headpiece in the Form of a Fan
Agostino Carracci Italian, 1557-1602
