Presentation Drawing for the Ceiling Fresco of the Ognissanti
c. 1769
Medium
pen and black ink with gray and brown wash and watercolor over traces of chalk on four joined pieces of laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 43.2 x 145.2 cm (17 x 57 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Director's Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
2000.118.1
Art Historical Context
**Presentation Drawing for the Ceiling Fres of the Ogniss** *Giuseppe Benucci c. 1769* This expansive preparatory drawing by Giuseppe Benucci captures the vision for a grand ceiling fresco Florence's Chiesa di Ognissanti (Church of All Saints), a Benedictine church renowned for its artistic treasures. Created around 1769, the late Baroque era's shift toward lighter Rococo elegance, the work reflects Italy's enduring tradition of monumental church decorations. Benucci, an 18th-century Italian artist skilled in architectural and decorative schemes, crafted this as a *presentation drawing*—a...