The Virgin and Child with Saint Anthony of Padua Handing a Lily to the Child
Andrea Sacchi
n.d.
Medium
Red chalk, with brush and red chalk wash, squared in black chalk, on tan laid paper, ruled in red chalk
Dimensions
31.5 × 24.3 cm (12 7/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
197541
About the Artist
Andrea Sacchi · 1599–1661
Son and pupil of Benedetto Sacchi. He then worked with Francesco Albano and studied Raphael, Polidoro da Caravaggio and the artists of antiquity. He later trained numerous pupils, most notably Lauri, Gazzi and Carlo Maratti. Comment on works: Portrait; History