Five Putti Playing with a Goat (Bacchanalia)
Carlo Cignani
ca. 1690–95
Medium
Red chalk
Dimensions
6 3/4 x 10 11/16in. (17.1 x 27.1cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Pfeiffer Fund, 1964
Accession Number
64.136.4
Tags
PlayingGoats
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.