Annibale Carracci
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

ArtistItalian (Bolognese), 1560–1609
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Saint Jerome in the Wilderness
Datec. 1591
MediumEtching with engraving on laid paper, state III/IV
DimensionsPlate/Sheet: 10 × 7 1/8 in. (25.4 × 18 cm)
Mount: 22 × 16 in. (55.9 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Marjorie G. and Evan C. Horning Print Fund
Object number2013.460
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceUnknown collection (collector's mark, K or R); probably Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), London, until 1983; private collection, England; [Emanuel von Baeyer, London, by May 2013]; purchased by MFAH, 2013.
Exhibition History"Vignettes: Masterworks on Paper 1520 to 1870," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 14—April 16, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto, lower right in print: An. Caracci, fe.
Recto, bottom center in print: S.
Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 14, ii/ii; Bohlin 13, iii/iv, Illustrated Bartsch 15, iii/iv

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