David Beheading Goliath (recto); Sketch of Draped Female Figure with Right Arm Raised Above Head (verso)
Domenico Fiasella
n.d. (recto); c. 1621 (verso)
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk (recto and verso), on blue laid paper
Dimensions
40.1 × 24.8 cm (15 13/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112363
About the Artist
Domenico Fiasella · 1589–1669
Son of a silversmith. He is known for history and religious scenes characterized by clarity, attention to detail, rich color and classical figures, in addition to influence of the robust figure style, painterly surfaces and brilliant reds and golds of Rubens and Anthony van Dyck. Comment on works: Religious