Man Standing with Staff

1578·Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper·27.8 × 19.3 cm (11 × 7 5/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1578
Medium: Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on blue laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper
Dimensions: 27.8 × 19.3 cm (11 × 7 5/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Gregorio Pagani

Artist

Gregorio Pagani

Painting

Gregorio Pagani was an Italian painter of the late 16th century, active mainly in Florence. He was the son of the painter Francesco Pagani, then became a pupil of Santi di Tito, then entered the studio of Ludovico Cigoli. He painted the St. Helena finding the Cross for Santa Maria del Carmine, which was lost in the fire at the church in 1771. He painted a Nativity for the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Among his pupils were Cristofano Allori and Matteo Rosselli.

Florence

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