Saturday, December 13, 2014

Annibale Carracci

Roman commander

Classical figure

Warriors


Polyphemus

Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) was three years younger than his brother Agostino, a sampling of whose drawings appeared here yesterday. Among the drawings left behind by the three Carracci, Annibale's tend to look like the sloppiest, being the most open to experimentation and caprice.

Leda

Danae

Drapery study

Figure study

Figure study

Sibyl

Profile

Composite study with landscape

Composite study with goats

Self-portrait study

Gallows




This group represents only a tiny peek at the vast holdings of Italian drawings in the Royal Collection.