Female Head in Profile to Right
Carlo Cignani
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue gray laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper
Dimensions
20.7 × 18.4 cm (8 3/16 × 7 1/4 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95670
About the Artist
Carlo Cignani · 1628–1719
Painter who continued the tradition of Bolognese classicism into the 18th century. He became the first president of the Accademia Clementina in 1711. His style is similar to that of Guido Reni. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious.