Unidentified Subject

1702·Black chalk, highlighted with white, on gray-washed paper·10-7/16 x 10-7/8 in. (26.5 x 27.7 cm)

Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. and Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gifts, 1980

Catalogue

Year: 1702
Medium: Black chalk, highlighted with white, on gray-washed paper
Dimensions: 10-7/16 x 10-7/8 in. (26.5 x 27.7 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Placido Costanzi

Artist

Placido Costanzi was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period. Many of his works decorate Rome's churches. He was a member of the prestigious Accademia di San Luca, in which he served also as director (Principe) since 1758. One of his pupils was Pietro Antonio Gualdi Lodrini.

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