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Chalk drawing of a smiling curly-haired child in a loose tunic, one arm extended, drawn in black and red chalk on greenish paper.

Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni

A young child with curly hair and a rosy, smiling face sits turned three-quarters toward the viewer, one arm extended to the right. The figure is drawn in black and red chalk with soft stumped shading and touches of pastel on greenish-blue paper, with a dark background behind the figure.

Artist
Federico Barocci
Date
c. 1565
Medium
Black and red chalk, with pastel and stumping, on greenish-blue laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2590 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1570).
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

Español: Niño Cristo, estudio para la Madonna di San Giovanni

Un niño de cabello rizado y mejillas sonrosadas, con una sonrisa, aparece girado tres cuartos hacia el espectador, con un brazo extendido hacia la derecha. La figura está dibujada con tiza negra y roja, sombreado suave difuminado y toques de pastel sobre papel azul verdoso, con un fondo oscuro detrás.

Português: Menino Cristo, estudo para a Madonna di San Giovanni

Uma criança de cabelo cacheado e rosto corado, sorrindo, aparece virada em três quartos para o espectador, com um braço estendido para a direita. A figura é desenhada com giz preto e vermelho, sombreado suave esfumado e toques de pastel sobre papel azul-esverdeado, com um fundo escuro atrás.