Study for the Head of St. Michael
1633
Sheet: 19 x 16.8 cm (7 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 31.9 x 27.6 cm (12 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.257
Pietro da Cortona drew this angelically beautiful face in a style reminiscent of the work of Renaissance master Raphael (1483–1520). Cortona's use of black chalk to develop extremely subtle effects of shading shows the technique at its most refined. He drew this sheet in prepa...
Drawing
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accession
1996.257
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Terms
Culture
Italy, 17th century
Technique
black chalk
Medium
black chalk
Genre
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Relations
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