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Pier Leone Ghezzi

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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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Artworks (14)

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

48 × 38 cm (18 15/16 × 15 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Standing Nude Woman Holding a Veil

1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper

26 × 18.2 cm (10 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kneeling Man Approaching Another Figure

1694 · Brush and gray wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

23.9 × 18.4 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man Sawing Wood

1694 · Pen and brown ink, with graphite and traces of red chalk, on cream laid paper

10.3 × 8.8 cm (4 1/16 × 3 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Gentlemen in 18th Century Costume

1694 · Pen and reddish-brown ink, over graphite, on cream laid paper

8.3 × 7.6 cm (3 5/16 × 3 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Duchess of Noia

1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper

38.5 × 23.6 cm (15 3/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Duke of Capodichino

1694 · Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper

38.8 × 23.7 cm (15 5/16 × 9 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Caricature of a Polish Count

1691 · Pen and brown ink

12 3/8 x 8 5/16 in. (31.5 x 21.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketched Caricature of a Standing Man Facing Left

1674 · Pen and brown ink over traces of graphite

Sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 5/8 in. (27.8 x 19.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Angels Supporting a Frame

1674 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite or lead

4 15/16 x 6 9/16in. (12.6 x 16.7cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Luigi Vanvitelli

1674 · Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite or lead

12 5/8 x 8 9/16in. (32 x 21.8cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Marco and Carlo: Caricature of Two Men Standing Face to Face

1674 · Pen and dark brown ink, over leadpoint or graphite

Sheet: 9 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25 x 18.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Caricature of L'Abbate Folinghi

1674 · Graphite or lead, part of drawing executed in pen and brown ink and brush and gray wash

Sheet: 7 1/2 x 4 5/16 in. (19.1 x 11 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Monk with a Carrot and a Woman with a Chamber Pot

1671 · Pen and brown ink

11 x 7 7/8 in. (28 x 20 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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14 published of 14 catalogued · 14 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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