Vision of Saint Dominic (n.d.): Artwork and History

Vision of Saint Dominic (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Attributed to Luca Giordano (Italian, 1632-1705) possibly Gaspare Diziani (Italian, 1689-1767).

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

A Neapolitan painter known as 'Luca fa presto" ("Luke, paint quickly"), Giordano was also facile and rapid draftsman. He worked in Naples, Florence, Venice, and Rome in the orbit of the great Baroque artists Ribera and Pietro da Cortona.

Object facts

• Title: Vision of Saint Dominic
• Date: n.d.
• Artist attribution: Attributed to Luca Giordano (Italian, 1632-1705) possibly Gaspare Diziani (Italian, 1689-1767)
• Place of origin: Italy
• Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, with traces of black chalk, squared in black chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: 34.8 × 23.4 cm (13 3/4 × 9 1/4 in.)
• Type: Drawing and Watercolor
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1922.5454

Collection credit

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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