Syndefaldet
Giuseppe Cesari
1568-1640
Medium
Rødkridt
Classification
Tegning
Department
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KKSgb5695
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Tegning
About the Artist
Giuseppe Cesari · 1568–1640
Artist specializing in decorative cycles (especially fresco painting) for high-ranking ecclesiastics and Roman princes. He was a favorite of Pope Clement VIII. In Rome his commissions include decoration for the Loggia Orsini, the vault of the Contarelli chapel (S. Luigi de'Francesi), the Capella Olgiati (S. Prassede), and the Palazzo dei Conservatori. He is also noted for designing the mosaics for...