The Holy Ghost and Angels

The Holy Ghost and Angels by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti

Medium

Brush and gray wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

26.1 × 21 cm (10 5/16 × 8 5/16 in.)

Classification

drawings (visual works)

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

82123

About the Artist

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti · 16921768

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, born on June 15, 1692, in Florence to goldsmith Antonio di Giovanni da Imola and Margherita di Domenico Gori, spent his early years in Imola before returning to his native city for artistic training. He studied painting under Tommaso Redi from 1702 to 1704 and Sebastiano Galeotti in Florence, honing skills in figure composition and fresco technique. In 1710–1712, Ferret...

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