The Pietà (recto)

Ludovico Cardi called Cigoli

Associated Names
Ludovico Cardi called Cigoli

Artist, Italian, 1559 - 1613

The image is an ink and red chalk sketch on paper showing a group of people depicted from the upper bodies and heads. Three main figures are featured, with the central figure possibly representing a religious iconography. This central figure has distinctive features, with outstretched arms and a halo of lines above their head. Surrounding this central figure are two other individuals seated in supporting positions. The figures are wearing drapery-like clothing with no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain with a faint red chalk grid pattern, indicating this is a preparatory sketch.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown ink on laid paper, squared for transfer in red chalk and graphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David E. Rust

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.1 x 15.7 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.126.2.a

Associated Artworks

A Saint Healing the Sick (verso)

Ludovico Cardi called Cigoli

1559


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Rust, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right in brown ink: L Cigol___

Wikidata ID

Q64594305

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