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A Compartmented Ceiling with Allegories and Myths

Alessandro Maganza

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of various sketched figures in dynamic poses. The artwork consists of multiple lightly drawn figures and forms, dispersed across the paper in a seemingly random arrangement. These sketches appear to display flowing robes and suggest movement or action. The delicate lines and curves convey fluidity and a sense of liveliness.

Artwork Details

Date
late 1580s
Medium
pen and brown ink over light black chalk and heavy black chalk (laid on eighteenth-century Venetian album sheet)
Dimensions
4802 × 6214 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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