Standing Franciscan Saint Holding Crucifix
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1659
- Dimensions
- 18.5 × 14 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Giovanni Battista Gaulli
Artist
Painting
Giovanni Battista Gaulli, also known as Baciccio or Baciccia, was an Italian Baroque painter working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
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Record
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- Giovanni Battista Gaulli
- Year
- 1659
- Dimensions
- 18.5 × 14 cm (7 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1659-011587
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified