Two Cloud-Borne Nude Female Figures (recto); Fragment of Reclining Figure (verso)
Carlo Cignani
n.d.
Medium
Red chalk, with traces of graphite (recto), and red chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
22.8 × 31.8 cm (9 × 12 9/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112694
About the Artist
Carlo Cignani · 1628–1719
Painter who continued the tradition of Bolognese classicism into the 18th century. He became the first president of the Accademia Clementina in 1711. His style is similar to that of Guido Reni. Comment on works: Mythology; Religious.