Adoration of the Christ Child, with Saints Joseph, Francis of Assisi, and Augustine, attended by Anton Galeazzo Bentivoglio and Alessandro Bentivoglio
Francesco Francia
c. 1820
Medium
Graphite on ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper
Dimensions
22.4 × 19.8 cm (8 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
Classification
graphite
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
82478
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Francesco Francia · 1447–1517
Influential Bolognese painter of his period, noted for sweet, softly rounded Madonnas and portraits. Influenced by Costa, his partner, and by Perugino. Comment on works: Religious