Jupiter and Mercury in the Clouds
Catalogue
- Year
- 1600
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 15.7 × 10.4 cm (6 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Giacinto Gimignani
Artist
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Giacinto Gimignani was an Italian Baroque painter active in Rome during the seventeenth century. Working primarily in oil on canvas, he specialized in religious and mythological narratives rendered in the dramatic light and dynamic composition characteristic of High Baroque practice. His work remained rooted in the Roman tradition established by Caravaggio's followers, with particular attention to chiaroscuro and narrative intensity.
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- Giacinto Gimignani
- Year
- 1600
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 15.7 × 10.4 cm (6 3/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1600-074059
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified