River Landscape with View of St. Peter's Basilica
after 1660
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, 1606–1680)
Drawings
River Landscape with View of St. Peter's Basilica, after 1660. Circle of Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, 1606–1680). Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; framing lines in graphite; sheet: 11.4 x 26.5 cm (4 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund 1978.21 With much of Saint Peter’s Basilica obscured by the energetic lines that form the foliage, the building appears integrated into the landscape in this river scene. What stands out is the massive dome jutting from the tree line. Designed by Michelangelo in 1547, the dome was completed in 1590, after his death. Michelangelo made many contributions to the architecture of Rome, but it was the dome of Saint Peter’s that fundamentally altered the city’s iconic skyline. Although loosely sketched and without fine detail, the dome in this drawing remains immediately recognizable as an emblem of Rome.
- Maker/Artist
- Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk; framing lines in graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 11.4 x 26.5 cm (4 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1978.21
- Credit Line
- Delia E. Holden Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1978, The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650, Master/Apprentice: Imitation and Inspiration in the Renaissance, CMA, Concept, Dogma, and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650 (Aug. 27-Oct. 20, 1991).<br>CMA, Views of Rome from the Permanent Collection (Nov. 1, 1988-Jan. 8, 1989).<br>CMA, Italian Drawings from the Permanent Collection (Dec. 15, 1986-Mar. 1, 1987).<br>CMA, Visions of Landscape (Feb. 17-Mar. 21, 1982).<br>CMA, The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles (Mar. 6-Apr. 22, 1979), no. 44, illus., pp. 15, 56.<br>CMA, "Year in Review for 1978," cma Bulletin 66 (1979), p. 43 no. 44, illus. p. 13.<br>Houston, University of St. Thomas Art Department, Builders and Humanists: The Renaissance Popes As Patrons of the Arts (1966), no. 26 (or 6?), illus.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
