Artist: Annibale Carracci (Italian, 1560–1609), after.
Engraver: Carlo Cesi (Italian, ca. 1622–1682).
Title: An Ignudo.
Signed and Numbered: l.m. C. Cesi fecit. 30.
Dimensions: Sheet 9 7/8" x 4 5/8". Mounting sheet 14" x 11".
Publisher: François Collignon (French, ca. 1610–1687).
Edition: Galeria nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma ... dipinta da Annibale Caracci.
Date: 1657.
Materials and Techniques: Etching on laid paper pasted alongside the top edge on the backing sheet.
Watermark: Fleur-de-Lys.
Mat and Frame: Backing sheet.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: Bartsch. Le Peintre graveur... T.XXI. P. 114. No. 64.
Part of: right part of the triptych etched on one plate (plate 30).
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum A,3.42.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Italian School XVII C.
Note: An Ignudi (singular: Ignudo; from the Italian adjective nudo, meaning “naked.”) The Roman term for such sculptural support is telamon.
This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry and uses the catalog description of the same item from the collection of The British Museum.