About this artwork
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artist:Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berretini) (1597 - 1669) Italian
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title:Saint Ivo Intervening on Behalf of the Poor
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date created:About 1640
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materials:Black chalk and grey wash heightened with white on light brown paper (squared in black chalk)
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measurements:43.30 x 30.70 cm
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credit line:Purchased with the assistance of grants from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 1992
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accession number:D 5327
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Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berretini)
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berretini)
Painter, architect and designer, Pietro da Cortona was one of the key figures in the development and dissemination of the Baroque style in Italy. As a creator of grand, integrated decorative schemes, involving fresco, stucco-work and gilding, he was unrivalled, and he was also a highly original and...