Group of Four Women and Child
Domenichino
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Dimensions
50.4 × 38.5 cm (19 7/8 × 15 3/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95636
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.