Agostino Carracci (Bologna
1557-Parma 1602)
Omnia Vincit Amor ('Love conquers all') c. 1590
Pen and ink with wash, on paper washed pale brown; squared in black chalk | 27.7 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 901811
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A finished drawing of the blindfold Cupid overpowering the kneeling Pan, in a lozenge-shaped field framed with winged female figures. A study for a fireplace decoration originally in Palazzo Magnani at Bologna, later transferred to Palazzo Masetti.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink with wash, on paper washed pale brown; squared in black chalk
Measurements
27.7 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper)