Putti en een zwevende engel
Guglielmo Caccia
1578 - 1625
Medium
pen
Dimensions
119; 196
About this artwork
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
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...