Cupid Tied to a Tree
Giorgio Picchi
1570/99
Medium
Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card
Dimensions
13.8 × 9.9 cm (5 7/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82280
About the Artist
Giorgio Picchi · 1560–1605
Giorgio Picchi (c. 1555–1605), known as il Giovane, was born in Casteldurante (modern Urbania) into a family of renowned maiolica painters. His father, Angelo di Giorgio Picchi, and mother, Giacoma di Giulio Venanzi, ran a prominent workshop producing decorated ceramics, exposing young Giorgio to intricate mythological and biblical scenes that honed his drawing skills. After Michelangelo's death i...