The Battle of Munda
c. 1640/1650
Medium
pen, brush, and ink over black chalk on laid paper, incised for transfer
Dimensions
sheet: 32.3 × 22.5 cm (12 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
William B. O'Neal Fund and Gift of Funds from Jimmy and Jessica Younger Fund
Accession Number
2022.195.2
About the Artist
Francesco Allegrini · 1615–1679
Francesco Allegrini (c. 1615/20–after 1679), born likely in Rome to the painter Flaminio Allegrini from Cantiano near Gubbio, emerged from a family of artists that included his sister, Anna Angelica Allegrini. He trained under Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cavalier d’Arpino, around 1638–40, before entering the studio of Pietro da Cortona, whose dynamic Baroque style profoundly shaped his own. Elec...