Domenichino - Monseñor Giovanni Battista Agucchi

Domenico Zampieri, known as Domenichino, is a portrait of Monsignor Giovanni Battista Agucci. This portrait, whose spontaneity and intimacy reach a great intensity, is a head painting, or painting of the head, intended for domestic use. In fact, it seems to have remained for a long time in the hands of Agucci. Known for his brilliant mind, Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini's secretary carries a letter whose content seems to be negotiating with his interlocutor, the painter or the spectator. This painting has recently been attributed, however, to Aníbale Carracci.