Saturday, June 8, 2019

Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666) - Drawings - I

attributed to Pier Francesco Mola
Figure of Draped Man
before 1666
drawing
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

attributed to Pier Francesco Mola
Sheet of Sketches (recto and verso)
before 1666
drawing
Princeton University Art Museum

Pier Francesco Mola
Harpist playing to a Woman in a Park
ca. 1648-60
drawing
Teylers Museum, Haarlem

"A Bolognese ingredient to Mola's work undoubtedly exists, including the influence of Guercino (1591-1666).  This latter is perhaps most evident in Mola's drawing – in his frequent use of emphatic chiaroscuro, indicated with dark, fluid washes, as well as in his liking for caricature."

– from curator's notes at the British Museum

Pier Francesco Mola
Head of a Bearded Man
before 1666
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Pier Francesco Mola
Seated Pope blessing
before 1666
drawing
Harvard Art Museums

attributed to Pier Francesco Mola
Angels with Papal Tiara on an Altar
before 1666
drawing
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Pier Francesco Mola
Study of Head
before 1666
drawing
Art Institute of Chicago

Pier Francesco Mola
Two Studies for the Figure of Joseph
1655
drawing
Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf

Pier Francesco Mola
Viola da Gamba Player
ca. 1645-50
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Pier Francesco Mola
Viola da Gamba Player
ca. 1645-50
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Pier Francesco Mola
Woman with Unicorn
ca. 1650-55
drawing
Royal Collection, Great Britain

Pier Francesco Mola
Putti in Clouds
(study for fresco)
ca. 1651-52
drawing
British Museum

attributed to Pier Francesco Mola
Joseph in Prison interpreting Dreams
before 1666
drawing
Princeton University Art Museum

Pier Francesco Mola
Sketch from the back of Pier Francesco Mola
and the Roman art patron Niccolò Simonelli
1649
drawing
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam