Brand new softcover, still sealed in publisher's original shrink-wrap. No marks or flaws; no sign of wear.The author is Curator of Italian Paintings at the Museo del Prado, Madrid, and the book accompanies an exhibition of related works beside the painting from 19 April to 17 July 2005. This book reveals important new information about Annibale Carracci, technically, creatively, stylistically. The book is superbly produced and illustrated (in five-color process) and is part of a series of Prado publications devoted to individual masterpieces in the Museum.