Unknown artist
after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, c. 1606-1680)
after Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576)
Landscape with a Luteplayer
INV-1098
Unknown artist
after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, c. 1606-1680)
after Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576)1627
Landscape with a Luteplayer
Unknown artist after Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (Italian, c. 1606-1680) after Titian (Italian, c. 1488-1576) →etchingprint
Date
1627
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 34.3 × 47 cm (13 9/16 × 18 9/16 in.); Sheet: 34.7 × 47.3 cm (13 11/16 × 18 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Print and Drawing Club and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley
Giovanni Francesco. Grimaldi was a painter, architect, and etcher of over 50 landscapes, many inspired by the Venetian prints of Titian and Domenico Campagnola. The stylized, decorative branches of the tall tree on the right of the print are characteristic of Grimaldi's distinctive graphic style. This is a copy in reverse of one of the earliest known etchings by Grimaldi, demonstrating his lasting influence.