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Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi

Landscape with a House

n.d.
Etching on ivory laid paper
24.2 × 18.5 cm (9.5 × 7.3 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

A Bolognese architect and painter of the Carracci School, Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi played an important role in the development of classical landscape art in 17th-century Europe, with over 50 prints of idyllic imaginary views. Myriad details—from the smoking chimney and fishing party, to the tiny outdoor shrine—only enhance the charm of this example.

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