Agostino Carracci, Michelangelo, and others
Lamentation of the Virgin
1578
Scroll
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet: 421 × 299 mm. (16 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1946.112.554
This print reproduces a work by Michelangelo. Agostino Carracci’s engraving of the famous Pietà of c. 1500 transforms a monumental sculpted work into an intimate image suitable for the cabinet of a private collector. Although its subject is a devotional one, most individuals who purchased this print probably valued it above all as a chance to study—and even to own—the artistic invention of Michelangelo.
Elizabeth Rodini et al., BMA, "Printed Sculpture/Sculpted Prints," 14 November 2007 - 23 March 2008, no. 11, p. 8, ill. p. 4.
Inscribed: lower left in plate: "AGCf / Mihel angelo / Bonaroti / inuen / 1579"
Markings: CM: Claghorn
