Standing Putto (recto); Saint Jude the Evangelist (verso)

Cherubino AlbertiWW-1610-161920

1610·Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored) and touches of orange gouache (recto), and black chalk with touches of white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper·26.8 × 15.1 cm (10 9/16 × 6 in.)

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1610
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (discolored) and touches of orange gouache (recto), and black chalk with touches of white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper
Dimensions: 26.8 × 15.1 cm (10 9/16 × 6 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Cherubino Alberti

Artist

Cherubino Alberti

Printmaking

Cherubino Alberti was an Italian engraver and printmaker active in Rome during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Working primarily in copper engraving, he produced religious and mythological prints that circulated widely across Europe, establishing him as a significant figure in the dissemination of Counter-Reformation imagery. His technical precision and prolific output made him influential among contemporaries and later printmakers.

Borgo San Seplcro, Italy

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