The Virgin and Child Resting Outside a City Gate, 1560–1609, Pen and brown ink, brush with traces of brown wash, on light brown beige paper; traces of framing outlines in pen and brown ink, sheet: 7 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (18.8 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome), Formerly owned by the great French collectors Pierre Crozat and Pierre-Jean Mariette, this composition by Annibale Carracci reveals still the sweet-faced female types inspired by Correggio (c. 1489-1534) and emulated by his cousin Ludovico Carracci, as well as their interest in a treatment of light that pulsates with movement
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Virgin, Child Resting Outside, City Gate, 1560–1609, Pen, brown ink, brush, traces, wash, light brown beige paper, framing outlines, pen, sheet, 7 3/8 x 8 1/2, 18.8 21.6 cm, Drawings, Annibale Carracci, Italian, Bologna, Rome, Formerly owned, great French, collectors, Pierre, Crozat, Pierre-Jean Mariette, composition, reveals, sweet-faced female, types, inspired, Correggio, 1489-1534, emulated, cousin Ludovico, Carracci, well, interest, treatment, light, pulsates, movement
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