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Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata
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Italian artist Agostino Carracci combined Marcantonio Raimondi’s system for creating light and shadow with Cornelis Cort’s recent innovation—the swelled, crossed line—to convey the volume, light, and drama of late Renaissance art. Subjects like Saint Francis, who receives Christ’s stigmata (wounds of the Crucifixion) amid a lush landscape in this print, were popular at the time. To create the rock face, Agostino engraved his marks densely and in organized sections. He added swelled, crossed lines to animate the formation and distinguish it from the figure of the saint. Agostino’s techniques greatly influenced engravers seeking ways to replicate the rich, dark contrasts of paintings.
| Artist / Maker | Agostino Carracci |
|---|---|
| Date | 1586 |
| Culture / Origin | Italy |
| Medium | engraving |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 45.8 x 31.5 cm (18 1/16 x 12 3/8 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
BiographyAgostino Carracci (1557–1602) — Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557-1602).Agostino Carracci worked as painter, printmaker and graphic artist and is associated with Papal States. Their documented life spans the years 1557 to 1602, born in Bologna, died in Parma.Disciplinespainter, printmaker, graphic artistBorn1557, BolognaDied1602, ParmaNationalityPapal StatesSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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