The Last Communion of Saint Jerome

Domenichino

after 1614

The Last Communion of Saint Jerome by Domenichino

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 · 15811641

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.

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