Who created "Half-Length Praying Figure"?

Half-Length Praying Figure was created by Style of Carlo Cignani in n.d..

What medium is "Half-Length Praying Figure"?

Half-Length Praying Figure is Black and white chalk, on blue laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper.

Half-Length Praying Figure

Style of Carlo Cignani

n.d.

Medium

Black and white chalk, on blue laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper

Dimensions

12 × 8.1 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Classification

drawings (visual works)

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

3189

Art Historical Context

Welcome to the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints and Drawings collection, where you'll find the delicate *Half-Length Praying Figure*, a drawing in the style of Carlo Cign (1628–1714). This intimate work, undated and measuring just 12 × 8.1 cm, captures a figure in quiet devotion, rendered in black and white chalk on blue laid paper—a favored 17th-century technique for achieving luminous highlights and deep shadows. Cignani, a leading Bolognese Baroque artist, was renowned for his graceful religious compositions and elegant draftsmanship, blending classical poise with emotional depth. Though ...

Half-Length Praying Figure

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