Saint Cecilia Distributing Alms to the Poor
Domenichino
after 1615
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over red chalk, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
25.8 × 30.5 cm (10 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
54821
About the Artist
Domenichino · 1581–1641
Domenichino was the son of a son of a successful shoemaker. He studied and worked with Ludovico Carracci's studio and under Annibale Carracci. From his frescoes and altarpieces, he was an influential exponent of the 17th-century classical style. Best known for landscapes and for sensitive depictions of facial expression and gestures.