Venus on Pedestal
Medium
Pen and brown ink, on buff laid paper
Dimensions
12.5 × 4.9 cm (4 15/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83914
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Allegrini, Francesco, Style of
**Francesco Allegrini da Gubbio (1587–1663)** was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, known for his historical, religious, and battle scenes. Born in Gubbio in the Papal States, he came from a family of artists; his father, Flaminio Allegrini da Cantiano, was also a painter, and his children Flaminio and Angelica followed in the profession. He trained under Giuseppe Cesari, known as the Cav...