Caricatures of Clerics and Priests

1640s or 1650s(?)

Pier Francesco Mola

Associated Names
Pier Francesco Mola

Artist, Italian, 1612 - 1666

The drawing shows various figures with different levels of body visibility. The central figure is depicted in profile, wearing a hat and with detailed facial features. They have curly hair peeking out from the hat. Beside them, another figure faces them with open hands. On the right side, there are multiple figures with head coverings resembling hats. The figures have long noses and exaggerated chins. Simple lines and hatching are used for texture and shadow. Some figures have fabric or patterns on their clothing near the waist. The background is plain with light sketching marks visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14.1 x 18.6 cm (5 9/16 x 7 5/16 in.), irregularly torn and repaired

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.171


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York: Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 56-57, no. 17 (entry by Oliver Tostmann).

Inscriptions

by artist?, lower right in pen and brown ink: Mola / amico; by unknown hand, along right edge in graphite: [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64619551

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