The four holy women lament over the dead Christ. Line engraving by Agostino Carracci, 1598, after Annibale Carracci, 1597.
- Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609.
- Date:
- 1598
- Reference:
- 23218i
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The four women are Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of James the less and Joses), Salome, ("who ..., when he was in Galilee, followed him and ministered to him" (Mark 16.41)) and the Virgin
Publication/Creation
[Italy] : [publisher not identified], 1598.
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; platemark 12.3 x 16.3 cm
Lettering
1598. Aug. Car. f.
Edition
1st state.
References note
D. DeGrazia Bohlin, Prints and related drawings by the Carracci family, London: Indiana U.P., 1979, p.338
Reference
Wellcome Collection 23218i
Reproduction note
For Annibale Carracci's original engraving see Wellcome Library no. 23222i. Known as the 'Christ of Caprarole'
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