Seated Peasant Woman
Francesco Londonio
1701 to 1725
Medium
charcoal with white chalk and gray wash on gray paper
Dimensions
overall: 25.3 x 27.6 cm (9 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Julius S. Held Collection
Accession Number
1985.1.39
About the Artist
Francesco Londonio
Francesco Londonio (1723–1783), born into a noble Milanese family as the fourth of seven siblings, emerged as one of the 18th century's most prolific interpreters of rural life in Lombardy. He trained under the painters Ferdinando Porta and Giovanni Battista Sassi in Milan, accompanying Porta to Parma where Correggio's works left a lasting impression, and later studied etching techniques with Beni...