Giacinto Gimignani
Pistoia 1611-1681 Rome

The Annunciation

Pen and grey wash over black chalk heightened with white
388 x 248 mm; 15 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, London

Although he came from Pistoia, Gimignani was a quinessential exponent of the classical Roman baroque school, being a pupil of Pietro da Cortona by 1630. This drawing shows his favoured combination of media for finished studies, brown ink and grey wash, with highlights picked out in white bodycolour. While the purpose of the study is unknown, the elaborate composition with tondi in the corners supported by putti and garlands of flowers, and the highly finished quality of this drawing suggest it was intended for publication as a print or for a book.