"Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up" [fol. 41 recto]

French early 16th Century

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing depicting an allegorical scene featuring various symbolic figures. The composition includes a central seated figure with a crown, holding a heart-themed object. Flanking this figure are two other figures, one standing on the right holding chains and a banner, and one on the left presenting a framed image. The artwork includes scrolls and tablets inscribed with Latin texts. The use of brown ink and fine lines is typical of the Renaissance period.