Half-Length Sketch of Child in Profile to Left, with Sketches of Right Arm and Left Hand
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on pink laid paper with blue fibers, laid down on pale green board
Dimensions
21.2 × 13.6 cm (8 3/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81879
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani · 1766–1839
Giovanni Battista Cipriani was born on April 20, 1766, in Siena, Italy, to Simon Pietro Cipriani and Eva Bandini. He grew up alongside his brothers Barbato, a sculptor, and Galgano, an engraver, in a family immersed in the arts. Cipriani began his education studying Latin and mathematics before pursuing fine arts under the sculptor and architect Giuseppe Silini in Siena.) His talent earned him a p...