Studies for a Ceiling (recto and verso)
Medium
Pen and dark brown ink over traces of leadpoint (recto); pen and dark brown ink over leadpoint (verso)
Dimensions
11 5/16 x 17 3/8 in. (28.8 x 44.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey and Harry G. Sperling Funds, 1995
Accession Number
1995.254
Tags
About the Artist
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)|Michel Corneille the Younger · 1596–1669
Pietro da Cortona, born Pietro Berrettini on November 1, 1596, in the Tuscan hill town of Cortona, emerged as one of the towering figures of Italian Baroque art, excelling as a painter, architect, and decorator. He received his early training under the Florentine painters Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi. In 1612, Commodi brought the young artist to Rome, where Pietro immersed himself in the city'...