Annibale Carracci (1506 - 1609, Italian). The Assumption of the Virgin. Antique engraving on laid paper after the original by master etcher/engraver Guillaume Chasteau (1635 - 1683). Year: 1673. Signed in the plate. Images Size 11 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches. Framed dimensions approximately 22 x 27 inches. This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes: The Assumption of the Virgin, who rises from the tomb with her arms outstretched supported by angels, while the Apostles look on below. The source was a painting then in the French royal collection (now in the Charleville Museum). The painting, understood at the time of the engraving to be by Annibale Carracci himself, is a reduced-scale copy of his Cerasi Chapel altarpiece in S.Maria del Popolo, Rome (1600-1601). Another example of the print can be found in the British Museum. This artwork is accompanied by a Gallery Certificate of Authenticity and is Guaranteed as described.