The Last Communion of Saint Jerome
Domenichino
after 1614
Medium
Red chalk, with stumping, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
64.5 × 42.4 cm (25 7/16 × 16 3/4 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
55000
About the Artist
Domenichino · 1581–1641
Domenichino was the son of a son of a successful shoemaker. He studied and worked with Ludovico Carracci's studio and under Annibale Carracci. From his frescoes and altarpieces, he was an influential exponent of the 17th-century classical style. Best known for landscapes and for sensitive depictions of facial expression and gestures.