Galatea on her Chariot drawn by Dolphins
1652–1725
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over preliminary drawing made in black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 7 3/16 x 5 7/8 in. (18.2 x 15 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession Number
52.570.283
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About this artwork
This drawings|ornament & architecture titled "Galatea on her Chariot drawn by Dolphins" by Giovanni Battista Foggini dates to 1652–1725. Executed in pen and brown ink, over preliminary drawing made in black chalk, this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history...
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Foggini · 1652–1725
**Giovanni Battista Foggini** (1652–1725) was a leading Italian sculptor and architect of the late Baroque period, born in Florence within the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He began his career under the patronage of the Medici family, who sponsored his artistic training. In 1673, at the age of 21, Cosimo III de' Medici sent the young Foggini to Rome to join the newly founded Accademia Fiorentina, where ...