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Time and place17th-century Italy

17th-century Italy

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 in black on cream laid paper.
A work made of etching in black ink on cream laid paper.
Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.
The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga, by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), ca. 1650
A work made of pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, and white opaque watercolor (recto) and pen and brown-black ink (verso) on laid paper.
Lodovico Widmann, by Tiberio Tinelli, probably 1637

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Works made in Italy in the 17th century.

Section 1, north wall

  1. 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
  2. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the BaptistElisabetta Sirani, 1650/60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. 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
  4. 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

Section 1, south wall

  1. The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga, by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), ca. 1650
    The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) GonzagaGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), ca. 1650Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, and white opaque watercolor (recto) and pen and brown-black ink (verso) on laid paper.
    The Virgin and Saint Joseph with Saint Anthony of Padua Seated in the Heavens Interceding for the Souls in Purgatory, While an Angel Pours Fluid from a Vase onto the Crowd Below (recto and verso)Pietro Antonio di Pietri, 1690/1710Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Lodovico Widmann, by Tiberio Tinelli, probably 1637
    Lodovico WidmannTiberio Tinelli, probably 1637Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington

Section 2, south wall

  1. Samson Captured by the Philistines, by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1619
    Samson Captured by the PhilistinesGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), 1619Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Adam and Eve in ParadiseFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 2, north wall

  1. Large painting of cupid being whipped, a woman tries to hold back the a man in red dress.
    Cupid ChastisedBartolomeo Manfredi, 1613Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Portrait of a GirlFrancesco Solimena, c. 1700Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Ecstasy of Saint FrancisGiovanni Baglione, 1601Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Section 3, north wall

  1. Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome), by Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1675–1677
    Sketch for "The Four Prophets of Israel" (for Il Gesù, Rome)Giovanni Battista Gaulli, c. 1675–1677Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Saint John the Baptist Preaching, by Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese), ca. 1650
    Saint John the Baptist PreachingMattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese), ca. 1650Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A work made of etching in black on tan laid paper.
    The Holy FamilyGiulio Cesare Procaccini, 1613/15Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. 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