Landscape with a Luteplayer

Description

Giovanni Francesco. Grimaldi was a painter, architect, and etcher of over 50 landscapes, many inspired by the Venetian prints of Titian and Domenico Campagnola. The stylized, decorative branches of the tall tree on the right of the print are characteristic of Grimaldi's distinctive graphic style. This is a copy in reverse of one of the earliest known etchings by Grimaldi, demonstrating his lasting influence.

Landscape with a Luteplayer

Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

1627

Accession Number

109896

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image: 34.3 × 47 cm (13 9/16 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 47.3 cm (13 11/16 × 18 5/8 in.)

Classification

etching

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by the Print and Drawing Club and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley