Evangelist Writing at Desk
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on brown tinted laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions
36.8 × 25.7 cm (14 1/2 × 10 1/8 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85077
About the Artist
Domenico Fiasella · 1589–1669
Son of a silversmith. He is known for history and religious scenes characterized by clarity, attention to detail, rich color and classical figures, in addition to influence of the robust figure style, painterly surfaces and brilliant reds and golds of Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. Comment on works: Religious