Agostino CarracciItalian, 1557–1602Saint Jerome in Penitence
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Not on view at present
Where is “Saint Jerome in Penitence” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
The Bolognese artist Agostino Carracci died before finishing this print. The partially engraved copper plate was printed after his death—hence the unusual appearance of this impression, which provides invaluable insight into Carracci’s process. The artist began by scratching the general outlines of the composition onto the plate. He then moved on to defining the figure and introducing shading using lines engraved with a sharp steel tool called a burin, starting at the center and working outward.
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- 1940.943
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- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
In the life of Agostino Carracci
The whole life1597–1600 · Workplace
Rome
1600 · Workplace
Bologna
c. 1600
Quarrel with His Brother Annibale
Agostino's Roman period ended rather abruptly because of a quarrel with his brother, the causes of which are still not entirely clear.
1600
Summoned to Parma by Duke Farnese
Duke Ranuccio I Farnese summoned Agostino to Parma, where he began decorating the ceiling of the Room of Love in the Palazzo del Giardino with mythological frescoes; the work remained unfinished owing to the artist's death.
1600–1602 · Workplace
Parma
22 March 1602
Died
