Saint Roch Interceding on Behalf of Plague Victims

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568, 1567/1573

This is a drawing featuring a gathering under a figure in the clouds. The central figure is ascending on a cloud with attendants. Below, a crowd of individuals is gathered, looking upwards. The scene includes architectural elements and has a dramatic contrast of white highlights on brownish paper. The figures are detailed with shadows and lines in flowing robes, typical of the Renaissance period.
Művész
Italienische Grafik 1395–1568
Datálás
1567/1573
Műfaj
Rajz
Technika
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache on paper washed brown
Méretek
38,6 × 23,6 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This is a drawing featuring a gathering under a figure in the clouds. The central figure is ascending on a cloud with attendants. Below, a crowd of individuals is gathered, looking upwards. The scene includes architectural elements and has a dramatic contrast of white highlights on brownish paper. The figures are detailed with shadows and lines in flowing robes, typical of the Renaissance period.

Italienische Grafik 1395–1568