Artwork
Chronos
Chronos is an ink drawing by the Baroque artist Sebastiano Ricci. It dates from 1696 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:by later hand on mount, lower left in graphite: S. Ricci / (pencil); by later hand on mount, lower center in graphite: D27706; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: Lanfranco / 1582-1647; by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: 5 (in circle); by later hand on mount, upper center verso in graphite: Mo 29 [?]; by later hand on mount, lower left verso in graphite: 346; by later hand on mount, lower left verso in red ink: LA1056; by later hand on mount, lower right verso in graphite: R.W (cut off)
- Markings
- Marked:stamp of Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364) at lower right
About this work
Overview
Chronos is a drawing by Sebastiano Ricci, executed in 1696.
Technique & Style
The work is rendered in pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper, showcasing Ricci's skill with mixed media.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Sebastiano Ricci (1 August 1659 – 15 May 1734) was an Italian Baroque painter of the late Baroque period in Venetian painting.
