Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)
Portrait Head of a Young Boy
About this artwork
-
artist:Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)Italian (1581 - 1641)
-
title:Portrait Head of a Young Boy
-
date created:Unknown
-
materials:Black chalk, heightened with white on blue paper, laid down
-
measurements:23.20 x 19.70 cm
-
object type:
-
credit line:William Finlay Watson Bequest 1881
-
accession number:D 2234
-
gallery:
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Tell us what you think.
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)
Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) was born in Bologna and trained there, first under the naturalised Flemish artist Denys Calvaert, and then in the Carracci Academy. In 1602 he moved to Rome and became a favoured pupil and protégé of Annibale Carracci, assisting him with the completion of the...