Seated Woman in Profile, to Right
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue laid paper
Dimensions
37.3 × 26.7 cm (14 11/16 × 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85087
About the Artist
Domenico Fiasella · 1589–1669
Son of a silversmith. He is known for history and religious scenes characterized by clarity, attention to detail, rich color and classical figures, in addition to influence of the robust figure style, painterly surfaces and brilliant reds and golds of Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. Comment on works: Religious