Saint Joseph with the Child Jesus in his Carpentry Shop
Medium
Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid card
Dimensions
25.4 × 20.1 cm (10 × 7 15/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95687
About the Artist
Pietro della Vecchia
Pietro della Vecchia (1603–1678), a versatile Venetian painter from a family of artists, was born in Vicenza or possibly Venice to Gasparo della Vecchia, a painter admitted to the Venetian guild, and belonged to the prominent Dalla Vecchia lineage. In 1649, he married Clorinda Régnier, daughter of the Flemish painter Nicolas Régnier and a painter herself known for her spirited character; their uni...