Man Standing in Prayer (recto); Drapery Study (verso)
Domenico Fiasella
1550/70
Medium
Black chalk heightened with white chalk, on brown laid paper, partially laid down on brown laid paper (recto and verso)
Dimensions
38.5 × 15.9 cm (15 3/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81732
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