The Holy Ghost and Angels
Giovanni Domenico Ferretti
1720/39
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 · 1692–1768
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...