Saint Mark

Domenichino

after 1627

Saint Mark by Domenichino

Medium

Red chalk on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

Dimensions

64.2 × 47.1 cm (25 5/16 × 18 9/16 in.)

Classification

chalk

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

112666

About the Artist

Domenichino · 15811641

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.

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