Madonna of the Rosary, with Dominic and Other Saints
Guglielmo Caccia
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash and graphite, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card
Dimensions
24.6 × 17.5 cm (9 11/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81022
About the Artist
Guglielmo Caccia · 1568–1625
Guglielmo Caccia (1568–1625), known as Il Moncalvo after the Piedmontese town where he worked, stands as the most important exponent of Counter-Reformation art in Piedmont. Born on May 9, 1568, in Montabone near Acqui, Caccia earned the epithet 'the Raphael of Monferrato' for his elegant sacred paintings that successfully translated Counter-Reformation spiritual ideals into visual form. Working p...