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Artists›Ciro Ferri

Ciro Ferri

Papal States, 1634–1689

WA-00048964

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ975452

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Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (1)

Aichttps://www.artic.edu/artists/34477
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%

About

Why this artist matters now

Ciro Ferri was an Italian Baroque sculptor and painter, the chief pupil and successor of Pietro da Cortona.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 8d ago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (10)

Faun Reclining

1660 · black and white chalk on light brown laid paper

sheet: 32 x 24.5 cm (12 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Child

1660 · black chalk on laid paper, squared for transfer in black chalk

sheet: 24.7 x 28.5 cm (9 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.) mount: 36 x 39.1 cm (14 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Tullia Driving Her Chariot over the Body of Her Father

1652 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black pencil; squared in black chalk.

10 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (26.6 x 47.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

De Danaïden

1644 · pen on chalk, ink, prepared paper

width: 207 cm, height: 190 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Last Supper

1634 · Brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk, on brownish paper

13 3/4 x 8 7/8in. (35 x 22.6cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Design for a Half Frame Decorated with Angels, Volutes and Garlands

1634 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite highlighted with white gouache on the upper side of the frame

Sheet: 14 11/16 x 6 9/16 in. (37.3 x 16.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flying Putto

1634 · Red chalk

6 7/8 x 9 1/2in. (17.4 x 24.1cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Woman (recto); Head of a Child, Study of Children's Forearms (verso)

1634 · Black chalk on blue paper

7 5/8 x 8 7/8in. (19.4 x 22.5cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Circumcision, Study for an Engraving

1634 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk

10 15/16 x 7 13/16in. (27.8 x 19.9cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drawing for Ceiling Decoration Consisting of Three Panels Each Showing a Different Scene with Figures

1634 · Pen and brown ink

4-1/2 x 10-3/8 in. (11.4 x 26.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

10 published of 25 catalogued · 25 with image

The Met
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Nga
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Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 15 catalogued, not yet published

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De Danaïden
1644 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

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Design for Spandral Decoration (ca. 1825)

Smithsonian Institution

Design for the Rear of a Carriage with Valor Victorious over Vice and Arrogance (late 17th century)

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution

Effigies Nomina et Cocnomina Clementis Papae IX (1640-1703)

Smithsonian Institution

Rijksmuseum

Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

Spandrel with Rape of Orytheia Flanked by Hercules and Omphale (n.d.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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