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Baciccio (8th May, 1639 - 2nd Apr, 1709)

Un homme nu, renversé à plat ventre; reprise de la main

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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Mathieu Rabeau

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About the artwork

Title:

Un homme nu, renversé à plat ventre; reprise de la main

Periods:

XVIIIth century

Techniques:

white highlights

Dimensions:

280 x 435

Inventory number:

INV9521-recto

Detail:

Et étude de pieds

Location:

musée du Louvre

About the author(s)

Author:

Also known as:

Giovanni Battista Gaulli

Born:

8th May, 1639

Dead:

2nd Apr, 1709

Country:

Italie

See more about this author on Wikipedia:

Giovanni Battista Gaulli (8 May 1639 – 2 April 1709), also known as Baciccio or Baciccia (Genoese nicknames for Giovanni Battista), was an Italian artist working in the High Baroque and early Rococo periods. He is best known for his grand illusionistic vault frescos in the Church of the Gesù in Rome, Italy. His work was influenced by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Read more...