Allegory in Honor of Grand Duke Gian-Gastone de' Medici
Pietro Antonio Novelli
c. 1700-1740
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with traces of brush and brown ink, over black chalk on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
35.6 × 26.1 cm (14 1/16 × 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
4173
About the Artist
Pietro Antonio Novelli · 1729–1804
**Pietro Antonio Novelli (1729–1804)** Pietro Antonio Novelli, a prolific Venetian painter, draughtsman, and engraver, trained under the esteemed Jacopo Amigoni and in the studio of Giambattista Pittoni, absorbing influences from Gaspare Diziani and Francesco Guardi. In 1768, he gained membership in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia with his reception piece, *Allegory of the Arts*. Early in ...