Ragazzo Che beve, 1582

The painting Boy Drinking stands as a testament to Annibale Carracci's reform of the dominant visual language of his time. With an unusual realism and immediacy, the work has become a milestone in genre painting. The painting offers a vivid and realistic depiction of a boy drinking wine and has been called "the most spontaneously painted image of the 16th century." It is part of the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection and exists in three versions, one of which was stolen and has yet to be recovered.