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Portrait of a Man: Francesco Albani ?
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Portrait of a Man: Francesco Albani ?

1599–1661

Medium

Red and black chalk

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 2 3/4in. (9.5 x 7cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1978

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea Sacchi

1599–1661Papal States

Son and pupil of Benedetto Sacchi. He then worked with Francesco Albano and studied Raphael, Polidoro da Caravaggio and the artists of antiquity. He later trained numerous pupils, most notably Lauri, Gazzi and Carlo Maratti. Comment on works: Portrait; History