CARRACCI, Agostino (b. 1557, Bologna, d. 1602, Bologna) |
Anchises1590sPen and ink over red chalk, 370 x 235 mm Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford | |
This drawing by Agostino Carracci is a sketch for Annibale's painting of Venus and Anchises on the ceiling of the Galleria Farnese. The erotic character of the painting was toned down relative to this sketch. |