Christ Blessing
1681–1767
Medium
Black chalk, highlighted with white, on grayish brown paper (recto); faint black chalk study of the same figure and three studies for a left hand (verso)
Dimensions
16-13/16 x 10-13/16 in. (42.7 x 27.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Margot Gordon and Marcello Aldega, 1986
Accession Number
1986.36
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Giacomo Zoboli · 1681–1767
Giacomo Zoboli, also known as Jacopo Zoboli, was born on 23 May 1681 in Modena to Giambattista Zoboli and Lucrezia Panara. He began his artistic training with an apprenticeship under the Modenese painter Francesco Stringa. From 1701 to 1707 he continued his studies in Bologna under Giovan Gioseffo Dal Sole. Returning to Modena, he contributed to the fresco decoration of the Ducal Palace between 17...