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Two Children Teasing a Cat

Annibale Carracci

Two Children Teasing a Cat

Annibale Carracci
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Period

Late Renaissance/Mannerism

Theme

Daily Life

Medium

Oil on canvas

Current Location

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Story

Two Children Teasing a Cat by Annibale Carracci.

Purchase, Gwynne Andrews Fund, and Bequests of Collis P.

Huntington and Ogden Mills, by exchange, 1994.

“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”

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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.