Artworks · Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Saint John the Baptist

1800 · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white gouache, on cream wove paper

41.2 × 32.7 cm (16 1/4 × 12 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Priest

1760 · Black chalk or charcoal, with stumping, on ivory laid paper

Sheet: 28.5 × 21.7 cm (11 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Young Man in a Broad Hat

1745 · black and white chalks on light brown laid paper

overall: 43 x 31.3 cm (16 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Vignette Illustrating Torquato Tasso's "Gerusalemme Liberata" (X:78)

1745 · Red chalk over traces of graphite

sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (21 x 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Young Man Embracing a Girl

1743 · charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk

overall: 39.5 x 31.6 cm (15 9/16 x 12 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Saint Paul

1742 · Black chalk with stumping, and touches of black crayon, heightened with touches of white chalk, on cream laid paper

39.7 × 32.4 cm (15 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Shepherd Family Resting

1740 · red chalk and wash over graphite

overall: 17.3 × 21.9 cm (6 13/16 × 8 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso

1740 · black chalk on laid paper

overall: 42.5 × 29.9 cm (16 3/4 × 11 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Boy with a Lute

1740 · black chalk and charcoal, heightened with white chalk on (faded) blue laid paper

overall: 36.3 x 29.5 cm (14 5/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Pastoral Scene

1740 · Oil on canvas

191.8 × 143 cm (75 1/2 × 56 1/4 in.); Framed: 208.3 × 158.8 × 10.2 cm (82 × 62 1/2 × 4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Giacomo Feeding a Dog

1738 · Black chalk with stumping, with traces of charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood-pulp board

53.5 × 42.2 cm (21 1/8 × 16 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Beggar Boy (The Young Pilgrim)

1738 · Oil on canvas

67.7 × 54.7 cm (26 5/8 × 21 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Margaret of Cortona

1737 · oil on canvas

overall: 38.7 x 30.8 cm (15 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.) framed: 49.9 x 42.6 x 3.8 cm (19 5/8 x 16 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Caliph Aladin and His Counselors

1735 · black chalk (with extraneous marks in red chalk) on laid paper

overall: 24.2 x 22 cm (9 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Figures Deciphering an Inscription, with Two Women Seated [Study for Oeuvres de Bossuet, IV]

1734 · black chalk on laid paper, laid down on album sheet

sheet: 12.7 × 21.59 cm (5 × 8 1/2 in.) mount: 17.5 × 25.6 cm (6 7/8 × 10 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Marshal von der Schulenburg

1731 · Black chalk and charcoal with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on wood pulp board

50.6 × 38.5 cm (19 15/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Stephen

1730 · charcoal on blue paper (now faded) heightened with white chalk

overall: 40.8 × 35.5 cm (16 1/16 × 14 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Young Boy

1730 · Black chalk, with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood-pulp board

38.3 × 30.5 cm (15 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ

1730 · Oil on canvas

28 1/4 x 22 1/8 in. (71.8 x 56.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Sword

1730 · Black chalk with stumping, with traces of charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood pulp board

39 × 29.6 cm (15 3/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sketches for an Altar with Saint Margaret of Cortona, Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch (recto); Two Sketches for an Altar (verso)

1728 · Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk and graphite (recto), and pen and brown ink with touches of black chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper

27.8 × 19.2 cm (11 × 7 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri

1725 · oil on canvas

overall: 112.4 x 63.5 cm (44 1/4 x 25 in.) framed: 135.9 x 87.6 x 9.5 cm (53 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Young Boy Wearing a Plumed Hat, and a Young Girl

1725 · Charcoal with stumping, with black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper, tipped on to beige Japanese paper

40.4 × 30.4 cm (15 15/16 × 12 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Young Woman

1720 · Black chalk, with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on tan wood-pulp board

39.6 × 29.6 cm (15 5/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man

1720 · Black chalk with stumping, with traces of charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood pulp board

39.3 × 29.6 cm (15 1/2 × 11 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Gondolier

1720 · Black chalk, with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood-pulp board

38.8 × 29.9 cm (15 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Nude Figure

1720 · Black chalk

10 1/2 x 6in. (26.7 x 15.2cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Portrait of Ferdinand Ludwig, Count von Oeynhausen-Schulenburg

1720 · Black chalk with stumping, and with traces of charcoal, heightened with touches of white chalk, on blue-gray laid paper (discolored to tan), laid down on cream wood pulp board

51 × 38.7 cm (20 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Bust of a Man (Saint Matthias?)

1715 · Oil on canvas

17 1/2 × 14 3/4 in. (44.5 × 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of Boy Wearing Hat in Profile

1700 · Black chalk on blue laid paper

42.6 × 27 cm (16 13/16 × 10 11/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

De centurion onder het kruis

1692 · paper, chalk

height: 335 cm, width: 197 cm

Rijksmuseum

Girl with a Hen

1682 · Charcoal, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to light brown

14 7/8 x 10 11/16in. (37.8 x 27.1cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boy With a Staff

1682 · Charcoal or black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to light brown

12 9/16 x 9 13/16 in. (31.9 x 25 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Executioner Holding Up a Severed Head

1682 · Charcoal, highlighted with white chalk, on gray-blue paper

15-15/16 x 10-1/2 in. (40.5 x 26.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

David With the Head of Goliath (recto); Study of Lower Leg and Right Foot (verso)

1682 · Charcoal, highlighted with white, on gray-blue paper faded to gray-brown (recto); black chalk (verso)

7 1/2 x 10 3/16in. (19.1 x 25.9cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boy with an Egg, Girl with a Hen, and a Watching Woman

1682 · Charcoal (?) and black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to brown

15-5/8 x 20-3/4 in. (39.7 x 52.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Feeding the Dog

1682 · Black chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on blue-gray paper faded to brown

15-1/2 x 20-9/16 in. (39.3 x 52.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Sophie Juliane von der Schulenburg

1521 · Black chalk with stumping, heightened with touches of white chalk, over traces of charcoal, on blue-gray laid paper, discolored to cream, laid down on cream wood pulp board

51.2 × 38.8 cm (20 3/16 × 15 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago