The Rebuke of Adam and Eve
Domenichino
1626
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 121.9 x 172.1 cm (48 x 67 3/4 in.) framed: 158.3 x 204.8 x 7.9 cm (62 5/16 x 80 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2000.3.1
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.