Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersBaroque and Rococo

Baroque and Rococo

A work made of oil on canvas.
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Sebastiano Ricci, mid-1700s
A work made of black chalk with pen and brown ink on cream laid paper.
A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper laid down on off-white laid paper.
A work made of etching and aquatint, from three plates, in brown and black, with metallic gold, on ivory laid paper.
Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.
A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Drama, movement and deep shadow in the 1600s, then the light, playful decoration of eighteenth-century Europe.

First room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Portrait of a GirlFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Sebastiano Ricci, mid-1700s
    Christ and the Woman Taken in AdulterySebastiano Ricci, mid-1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of black chalk with pen and brown ink on cream laid paper.
    Putto Holding StaffGuido Reni, n.d.Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper laid down on off-white laid paper.
    Antique Carved Marble Candelabra BaseAndrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

First room, south wall

  1. A work made of etching and aquatint, from three plates, in brown and black, with metallic gold, on ivory laid paper.
    The Triumph of Truth over EnvyMaria Katharina Prestel, 1781Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.
    Salome with the Head of Saint John the BaptistGuido Reni, c. 1639–42Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.
    The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary PrisonsGiovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. Sketch for a Ceiling, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750s
    Sketch for a CeilingGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Ecstasy of Saint FrancisGiovanni Baglione, 1601Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Tobias and the Angel, by Francesco Guardi, 1750s
    Tobias and the AngelFrancesco Guardi, 1750sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
    Equestrian Ballet in the Amphitheater of the Boboli GardensStefano della Bella, 1661Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. ONE SET OF TROPHIES OF WEAPONS OF WAR AS A DECORATION FOR HORIZONTAL PANELS. INTENDED TO BE ENGRAVED
    One set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration for horizontal panels. Intended to be engravedFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series), by Francesco Guardi, 1750s
    The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series)Francesco Guardi, 1750sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  4. A work made of etching in black ink on cream laid paper.
    A Young Woman Holding a CushionMonogrammist VCP, 1643Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The DancePietro Longhi, c. 1750Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. This painting shows a seated elderly woman from the waist up. She faces us with a neutral expression. She has a fair complexion with visible wrinkles, rosy cheeks, and pink lips. Her hair is mostly covered by a white lace cap and a black headscarf. She wears a patterned reddish-brown garment with lace around the collar and sleeves, and her hands rest on a brown fur muff. The background is a dark gray-brown color with visible brushstrokes.
    Old Woman with a MuffUnrecorded French maker, second half 18th centuryCourtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington