25 - AGOSTINO CARRACCI (1557–1602)

AGOSTINO CARRACCI (1557–1602) Study of Figures with Architecture Pen and brown ink on paper Dimensions: Height 320 mm – Width 480 mm The sheet is covered with multiple sketches in pen and brown ink; in the upper left corner, an architectural frame (pediment, columns, niche) with a small figure, and several studies of standing figures—nude or lightly draped—scattered across the sheet. A grid-like architectural structure in the upper right (a perspective or elevation sketch); handwritten lines of text in the lower left, in Old Italian, likely corresponding to the inscription mentioned in the description (“(...) me Agostino (...)”). The sheet has a vertical center fold and water stains/foxing typical of old paper. Front/back: pen and brown ink on paper with studies of figures and architectural perspectives, on the reverse of an engraving of the Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Catherine, and Saint Anthony the Abbot. Height: 320 mm x Width: 480 mm The attribution of the pen-and-ink studies is supported by an inscription on the reverse, where the artist identifies himself as “(...) me Agostino (...)”.