AGOSTINO CARRACCI (BOLOGNA 1557-1602 PARMA) AFTER FEDERICO BAROCCI

AGOSTINO CARRACCI (BOLOGNA 1557-1602 PARMA)
Aeneas and his family fleeing Troy, 1595
Lettered at the bottom of the image Typis / Donati / Rasecottij. Letterd in lower margin Federicus / Barocius / Vrbinas / inven: (left) and Augo. Car. / Fe. / 1595. (right). Wiht a dedication to Cardinal Ordoardo Farnese in the centre
engraving, with very thin margins
403 x 515 mm
framed

The present work is an engraving after the now lost original painting by Frederico Barocci (1586-1589). A second version of the painting (dated 1598) can be seen in the Borghese gallery in Rome.

PROVENANCE:
Collection of Prince Lichtenstein (?) according to the label on reverse

LITERATURE:
Bartsch, XVIII.99.110
Bohlin, 203