The Virgin, the Holy Women, and Saints John, James and Joseph of Arimathea, with Christ on the Way to Calvary
n.d.
Antonio Carracci Italian, 1583-1618
Italy
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.
Pen and brown ink, with brush and blue wash, heightened with lead white (discolored), on blue laid paper