Pietro Faccini
Madonna and Child
About this artwork
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artist:Pietro Faccini (died 1602) Italian
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title:Madonna and Child
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Pen and ink and oil paint on paper washed deep brown
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measurements:38.30 x 27.80 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy on loan 1974
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accession number:RSA 966
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Pietro Faccini
Pietro Faccini
Faccini painted only about twelve pictures in his short career. According to his biographer he did not take up painting until he was about thirty. He trained in the Academy run by the Carracci family in Bologna and his style was strongly influenced by them. He was also inspired by the rich colour...