Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye SPE25 such as Jean-Siméon Chardin’s cistern

such as Jean-Siméon Chardin’s cistern in his Copper Drinking Fountain

it embraces issues that expand the traditionally architecture-dominated understanding of urban conservation

including trade and diplomacy as well as colonization and enslavement

with enlightening essays that discuss a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches

Giacomo Ceruti: A Compassionate Eye SPE25 such as Jean-Siméon Chardin’s cisternEdited by Davide Gasparotto A thoughtful look at representations of people experiencing poverty in early modern Europe. The northern Italian artist Giacomo Ceruti (16981767) was born in Milan and active in Brescia and Bergamo. For his distinctive, large scale paintings of low income tradespeople and individuals experiencing homelessness, whom he portrayed with dignity and sympathy, Ceruti came to be known as Il Pitocchetto (the little beggar).