Art, literature & history
Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni
c. 1565
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Black and red chalk, with pastel and stumping, on greenish-blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- 40.1 × 26.3 cm (15 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1990.512.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Federico Barocci. Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Christ Child: Study for the Madonna di San Giovanni — Federico Barocci. c. 1565.
Medium: Black and red chalk, with pastel and stumping, on greenish-blue laid paper. Dimensions: 40.1 × 26.3 cm (15 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.