Pietà (The Christ of Caprarola)

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Pietà (The Christ of Caprarola)

1597

Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560–1609)

Annibale Carracci took advantage of an accidental effect in the background of this print: the ground lifted partly when the plate was soaked in acid, causing wavy foul biting lines. He burnished these undulations away in some areas but left the m in the sky, suggesting the eerie flickering of a storm.

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Object Details

Title:

Pietà (The Christ of Caprarola)

Date:

1597

Artist:

Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560–1609)

Medium:

Etching and engraving and drypoint with plate tone

Dimensions:

Plate: 4 13/16 x 6 5/16 inches (12.2 x 16.1 cm) Sheet: 4 7/8 x 6 7/16 inches (12.4 x 16.4 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-566

Geography:

Made in Rome, Italy, Europe

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