Studies for the Virgin and Child (recto)

c. 1532

Camillo Boccaccino

Associated Names
Camillo Boccaccino

Artist, Italian, 1504 - 1546

The image shows a series of sketches on textured, blue-toned paper featuring studies of figures. Each drawing displays full-body poses of seated or reclining figures with emphasis on draped clothing. The sketches depict figures facing various directions with diverse angles and positions, showing heads bowed or slightly turned without detailed facial features or specific hairstyles. The artist used chiaroscuro effects with pencil for depth and shade, giving the figures a three-dimensional appearance. There are no additional objects or jewelry around the figures, and the plain background only shows the paper's texture and slight pencil smudges. A red number "72" is faintly visible in the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk with white heightening on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.7 × 28.7 cm (16 × 11 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.89.1.a

Associated Artworks

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (verso)

Camillo Boccaccino

1527


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. Hackenbruch, Germany. (Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in brown ink: Camillo Boccaccino [not deciphered]; by later hand, across top of verso in black chalk: [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64537838

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