THE CARRACCI DRAWINGS

November 5, 2025 February 2, 2026

Drawings & Red Chalk Drawings

Engraving Study of a hand - Alphonse Alexandre Leroy

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Modern print printed from the original plate of the Chalcographie du Louvre on Japanese paper.

Alphonse Alexandre Leroy, etcher and chisel engraver, was particularly keen to reproduce in facsimile the drawings from the Louvre collection and private collections, published by him in albums between 1860 and 1880.

The Chalcography of the Louvre has a large number of its plates and thus responds to its vocation to offer a wide public the privilege of one day owning a quality replica of drawings chosen among the greatest artists of all time, let us only mention: Raphael, Correggio, Veronese, Titian... For collectors and drawing students.
Print on applied Japanese paper:
Made in Asia, this paper provides exceptional line accuracy and reveals the engraver's prowess. Its extreme lightness requires that it be glued on another sheet of paper. This operation, which must be carried out at the time of printing, requires a high level of technical expertise.

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The birth of a masterpiece: the drawings of the Farnese Palace

The gallery painted by Annibale and Agostino Carracci in the early 1600s in the heart of the Farnese Palace is reborn at the Louvre. The exhibition "Drawings by the Carracci" recreates this legendary decor for the first time and presents a remarkable collection of preparatory drawings. In an immersive setting, visitors can also discover the Camerino, a small room given to Annibale Carracci as an exercise. These works reveal a unique artistic and human adventure: Annibale, a young painter fascinated by Rome, who met Odoardo Farnese, an illuminated patron. Two brothers and their Bolognese students, united by an exceptional project that would mark the history of Western painting.