Who created "Pagan Child Couple"?

Pagan Child Couple was created by Circle of Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino in c. 1546.

When was "Pagan Child Couple" created?

This artwork was created c. 1546.

Is "Pagan Child Couple" in the public domain?

Yes, Pagan Child Couple is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Pagan Child Couple

Q: What medium is "Pagan Child Couple"?

Pagan Child Couple is Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly oxidized), on blue-gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper.

Circle of Domenico Beccafumi, called Il Mecarino

c. 1546

Medium

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partly oxidized), on blue-gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

24.7 × 19.2 cm (9 3/4 × 7 9/16 in.)

Classification

ink with wash

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

82621

Art Historical Context

Created around 1546, *Pagan Child Couple* emerges from the vibrant artistic circles of sixteenth-century Siena. Attributed to the circle of Domenico Beccafumi, known as Il Mecarino, the drawing reflects the graceful, elongated figures and elegant poses characteristic of Mannerist taste. Beccafumi himself was celebrated for his inventive approach to light and movement, qualities that seem to echo here even if the sheet was produced by a close associate or follower. The work is executed in pen and brown ink with brush-applied wash, heightened with now-oxidized lead white on blue-gray paper. Thi...

Pagan Child Couple

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