Who created "Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)"?

Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome) was created by Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Italian, 1639–1709) in c. 1675–1677.

What medium is "Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)"?

Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome) is oil on canvas.

Is "Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)" in the public domain?

Yes, Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)

Q: When was "Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1675–1677.

Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Italian, 1639–1709)

c. 1675–1677

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

unframed: 67.3 × 55 cm · framed: 81.3 × 68 × 9 cm

Classification

Painting

Department

European Painting and Sculpture

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Credit

John L. Severance Fund

Accession Number

1969.131

Tags

male

About this artwork

This small painting represents the four prophets of Israel: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. It is one of seven oil sketches made in preparation for the decoration of the four pendentives in the Jesuit Church of the Gesù in Rome. The artist, one of the most prominent large-scale decorative painters in Rome, is known for his grand painting of the vault of the Gesù. Giovanni Batista Gaulli followed the Italian decorative tradition by preparing this sketch, called a bozzetto, to work out his ...

Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)

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