Agostino Carracci (1557 – 1602) was an outstanding Italian Baroque artist who first gained fame for immaculate engravings. Carracci left a tailoring career to pursue art, creating lifelike works that were in direct opposition to the current Mannerist trend of distorting space and the human body. Carracci’s anatomical drawings were so accurate, they were used in schools for 200 years after his death. Along with his talented brother and cousin, Carracci founded an art academy, and collaborated with his brother on the intricate Farnese Palace gallery ceiling, which strongly influenced future painters.
This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The standard for museums and galleries around the world, giclée (French for “to spray”) is a printing process where millions of ink droplets are sprayed onto the paper’s surface. With the great degree of detail and smooth transitions of color gradients, giclée prints appear much more realistic than other reproduction prints. The high-quality paper (235 gsm) is acid free with a smooth surface.