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Paolo Farinati

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WA-00114831

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1967.54.15
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Paolo Farinati was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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1600 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper

31.4 × 24.8 cm (12 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Virgin and Child Seated on Clouds

1600 · Red chalk on ivory laid paper

25.6 × 35.1 cm (10 1/8 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Adoration of the Magi

1585 · canvas, oil paint (paint)

height: 140 cm, width: 161 cm, height: 115 cm, width: 190.4 cm, thickness: 13 cm

Rijksmuseum

Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso)

1583 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (recto), and black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper (verso), on blue laid paper

25.4 × 42 cm (10 × 16 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint John the Evangelist

1567 · Etching in black on paper

27.5 × 18.4 cm (10 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cupid and Apollo with a lyre

1563 · Etching; first state of two

Sheet (Trimmed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/16 in. (21.7 × 13.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sleeping Cupid

1560 · Etching

Sheet (Trimmed): 7 13/16 × 5 1/2 in. (19.9 × 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ontwerp voor een altaarstuk

1550 · brush on ink, chalk, prepared paper

height: 358 cm, width: 251 cm

Rijksmuseum

Four Standing Draped Female Figures

1544 · Pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper

20.2 × 28.7 cm (8 × 11 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa, with Pegasus in the Background

1544 · Brush and blue ink and wash, with traces of black chalk, on blue laid paper

29.4 × 22.7 cm (11 5/8 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Roman Soldier

1543 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on light-weight wove paper

17.6 × 7.8 cm (6 15/16 × 3 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Maaltijd van koningin Vasthi

1535 · brush on ink, paper

width: 725 cm, height: 240 cm

Rijksmuseum

A Man Resting on a Staff

1535 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with white heightening over traces of black chalk

sheet: 15 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (38.9 x 16.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Deurbekroning met de figuren van Oorlog en Vrede

1535 · brush on ink, paper

width: 266 cm, height: 190 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole

1524 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk

9 3/8 x 8 7/16in. (23.8 x 21.5cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown

1524 · Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on blue paper

15 13/16 x 11in. (40.1 x 28cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul

1524 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on blue paper

16 1/8 x 10 7/8in. (40.9 x 27.6cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

17 published of 17 catalogued · 17 with image

Art Institute Chicago
7 published7 img
The Met
6 published6 img
Rijksmuseum
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 3)

3 entries · 1 sources

The Adoration of the Magi
1585 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Deurbekroning met de figuren van Oorlog en Vrede
1535 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Maaltijd van koningin Vasthi
1535 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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