Farm with Tower and Haystacks
Domenichino
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over traces of red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
10.2 × 17.7 cm (4 1/16 × 7 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
96139
About the Artist
Domenichino · 1581–1641
Domenichino was the son of a son of a successful shoemaker. He studied and worked with Ludovico Carracci's studio and under Annibale Carracci. From his frescoes and altarpieces, he was an influential exponent of the 17th-century classical style. Best known for landscapes and for sensitive depictions of facial expression and gestures.