Allegorical Figures Holding Papal Insignia, Study After Divine Providence
A red chalk drawing on a reddish-toned sheet shows several figures in loose, swirling outline, with a seated youth and a cherub-like child among scrolling forms and draped cloth. Strokes and stumped shading model soft volumes, and the upper right corner fades into loose sketched drapery and a partly visible face.
- Artist
- Luca Giordano
- Date
- c. 1650
- Medium
- Red chalk, with stumping, on cream laid paper, prepared with a red chalk wash
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1120 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1655).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection