Man Sawing Wood
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1694
- Dimensions
- 10.3 × 8.8 cm (4 1/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Pier Leone Ghezzi
Artist
Drawing
Pier Leone Ghezzi was an Italian Rococo painter, draughtsman, printmaker and caricaturist who was mainly active in Rome. While he painted decorative frescoes and created a new type of anecdotal and realistic history painting, he is now mainly known for his caricatures of famous people of his time. He has been described as the first professional caricaturist. In his countless portrait drawings, he was able to capture the essence of the sitter with only a few strokes. He regularly portrayed a single figure with exaggerated anatomy and various eccentricities of clothing and posture. In group portraits he created a humoristic effect by repeating a strange stance or expression.
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Father Pepe Preaching to Sailors
1694 · Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper and edge-mounted on pale blue-green laid paper
The Duke of Capodichino
1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Two Gentlemen in 18th Century Costume
1694 · Pen and reddish-brown ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper
Standing Nude Woman Holding a Veil
1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure
1694 · Brush and gray wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
The Duchess of Noia
1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Record
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- Pier Leone Ghezzi
- Year
- 1694
- Dimensions
- 10.3 × 8.8 cm (4 1/16 × 3 1/2 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1694-335557
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
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