Assumption of the Virgin
Guglielmo Caccia
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, pieced and laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
39 × 24 cm (15 3/8 × 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84810
About the Artist
Guglielmo Caccia · 1568–1625
Guglielmo Caccia (1568–1625), known as Il Moncalvo after the Piedmontese town where he worked, stands as the most important exponent of Counter-Reformation art in Piedmont. Born on May 9, 1568, in Montabone near Acqui, Caccia earned the epithet 'the Raphael of Monferrato' for his elegant sacred paintings that successfully translated Counter-Reformation spiritual ideals into visual form. Working p...