Floor plan

West wing: Old MastersBaroque and Rococo

Baroque and Rococo

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Sebastiano Ricci, mid-1700s
Large painting of soldier asleep outdoors surrounded by two women and a cupid.
A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.
Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.
A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Drama, movement and deep shadow in the 1600s, then the light, playful decoration of eighteenth-century Europe.

First room, north wall

  1. Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, by Sebastiano Ricci, mid-1700s
    Christ and the Woman Taken in AdulterySebastiano Ricci, mid-1700sCourtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. Large painting of soldier asleep outdoors surrounded by two women and a cupid.
    Armida Encounters the Sleeping RinaldoGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of etching and engraving on heavy ivory laid paper.
    The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary PrisonsGiovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

First room, south wall

  1. Large painting of woman, in gold and pink dress, placing severed head on platter.
    Salome with the Head of Saint John the BaptistGuido Reni, c. 1639–42Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of etching on ivory laid paper.
    The Grotto of Pan and FameStefano della Bella, 1653/55Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Soldier in Profile Holding a Pike, from Capricci e habiti militariFilippo Napoletano, 1610/29Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. A work made of etching in black on cream laid paper.
    Saint Jerome and a Pope with Two Putti (Saint Jerome and Pope Damasus)Jacopo Palma il Giovane, c. 1611Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over graphite, on cream laid paper laid down on off-white laid paper.
    Antique Carved Marble Candelabra BaseAndrea di Lione, 1642/44 or 1647/51Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of etching and aquatint, from three plates, in brown and black, with metallic gold, on ivory laid paper.
    The Triumph of Truth over EnvyMaria Katharina Prestel, 1781Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of chiaroscuro woodcut, from three blocks in pink, dark blue, and light blue, on cream laid paper.
    The Old ShepherdConte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder, 1722Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, north wall

  1. A work made of etching in black on tan laid paper.
    The Holy FamilyGiulio Cesare Procaccini, 1613/15Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Adoration of the Magi, by Guido Reni, 1642
    Adoration of the MagiGuido Reni, 1642Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Ecstasy of Saint FrancisGiovanni Baglione, 1601Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third room, north wall

  1. Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di Roma, by Giovanni Battista Nolli, 1748
    Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di RomaGiovanni Battista Nolli, 1748Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. ONE OF A SET OF TROPHIES OF WEAPONS OF WAR AS A DECORATION OF A HORIZONTAL PANEL
    One of a set of trophies of weapons of war as a decoration of a horizontal panelFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
  3. ONE OF A SET OF PROJECTS FOR A TITLE PAGE AND THE DECORATION OF A HORIZONTAL PANEL
    One of a set of projects for a title page and the decoration of a horizontal panelFrancesco Bedeschini, Italian, 1675-1699Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum