Standing Youth in Profile to Right, Holding Staff
Medium
Black chalk on cream wove paper, laid down on buff laid paper
Dimensions
39.8 × 23.9 cm (15 11/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
95746
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