Sleeping Christ Child Holding Cross
Carlo Cignani
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream wove board
Dimensions
13 × 13.9 cm (5 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82507
About the Artist
Carlo Cignani · 1628–1719
Painter who continued the tradition of Bolognese classicism into the 18th century. He became the first president of the Accademia Clementina in 1711. His style is similar to that of Guido Reni. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious.