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Chalk Drawings and Studies

A collection of chalk drawings and sketches illustrating various allegorical subjects and biblical figures, with emphasis on contours and expressions.

Bishop by Carlo Maratta, pencil, gouache on paper, 1625-1713, Russia, Voronezh, Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum
Bishop by Carlo Maratta, pencil, gouache on paper, 1625-1713, Russia, Voronezh, Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum
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Study for Saint Francis of Assisi Giving His Cloak to an Impoverished Knight. Giovanni Battista della Rovere, called Il Fiamminghino; Italian, c. 1575-c. 1630. Date: 1591-1595. Dimensions: 197 x 188 mm (max.). Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of graphite, on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper with pink and orange watercolor border. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Landschap met een zittende vrouw bij een trog.A woman sits with the hands folded on the edge of a trough where some animals are at. Hair (walking) stick leans against the container. In addition to the trough, a man with a basket and a figure with an outstretched hand is standing. Leaf 8 Recto from a combined album Amicorum and sketchbook with a total of 39 sheets.
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The Dream of Paris Georg Pencz German. The Dream of Paris 372971
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Allegory of the Faith, Hope and Charity (Three Theological Virtues). Vos, Maerten de (1532-1602), draughtsman, cartoonist
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Sketches for a table piece with male and feminine figures. .
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The GownKking Van Tabitha, Louis FitRius Dubbourg, 1738 - 1758 drawing paper. chalk counterproof Tabitha is raised from the dead by Peter's prayer
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Apollo in a bath (according to Francois Girardon). Girardon, Normand, Charles (1765 1840)
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Anonymous / 'Diana and Actaeon'. XVII century. Grey-brown wash, Black chalk, Pencil on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Design for a pendentive filling. Design for a fresco; Pendentive filling with a cartouche with letters, crowned by papal emblems.
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Semiramis pulls out. Design for a painting.
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Anonymous (Circle of Zuccaro, Federico) / 'Two Women Seeking Directions from a Man'. Second half of the XVI century. Pencil, Grey-brown ink on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Rape of Lucretia, Gerard ter Borch (I), after Augustin Braun, 1603, draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I), intermediary draughtsman: Augustin Braun, Cologne, 1603, paper, brush, brush, h 90 mm, w 133 mm, h 187 mm, w 146 mm
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A putto and cherubs with a spectacle cup with king's crown, putto and cherubs with a spectacle cup, draughtsman: anonymous, 1600 - 1800, paper, pen, brush, h 111 mm × w 82 mm
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Images. Artist: Perino del Vaga. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1550 - 1570. Place: Nederlanden. Measurements: h 153 mm × w 225 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Mathematics, Commerce, Geography and Shipbuilding. Four allegorical women's figures on one sheet: mathematics, commerce, geography and shipbuilding. Design for a painting.
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God the Father Appearing to Jacob. Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto) (Italian, Genoa 1609-1664 Mantua). Dimensions: 15 3/16 x 20 9/16 in. (38.6 x 52.3 cm). Date: ca. 1635-45. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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The Temptation of Saint Anthony. Giambattista Tiepolo; Italian, 1696-1770. Date: 1720-1734. Dimensions: 400 x 247 mm. Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with black chalk and traces of charcoal, heightened with touches of white gouache, on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Putto and Cherubins with showcase, Anonymous, 1600 - 1800 drawing A putto and cherubins with a showcase with royal crown. paper. ink pen / brush chalice. angel(s) represented as child(ren). cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings
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Illustration for a Book: Scene of Men Disposing of Corpse in a Garden 1696-1770 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian. Illustration for a Book: Scene of Men Disposing of Corpse in a Garden 339307
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Anonymous red chalk drawing depicts Maria with the child, enhanced with feather and lavated techniques.
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Coal and red pen drawing by an anonymous artist depicting the biblical scene of the approval of Jairus' daughter, created in the 19th century.
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Mucius Scaevola on Horse with his Hand on Flames 1520, Bacchiacca, Francesco Ubertini, 1520.
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A drawing by Charles Mellin depicting the Assumption of Mary, rendered with brown ink and wash.
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Philosophers Redifying about the Soul Relocation, Zacharias Blijhooft, 1669 drawing paper. graphite (mineral). chalk. ink pen / brush
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Anonymous / 'Design for the Decoration of a Spandrel Containing a Cartouche / Study for the Three Protagonists in a Composition of the Sposalizio of the Virgen'. Second half of the XVI century. Wash, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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Giovanni Mannozzi's study sheet depicts the triumph of Galatea with two variants drawn over the main composition, executed with a feather and additional ink, showing figures, drapery, and movement.
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Ornamental Design with Antique-style Mask. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 16th century. Dimensions: sheet: 5 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (14.3 x 14.4 cm). Date: 1550-1600. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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A study sheet by Jacob de Gheyn II executed in gray-brown pen before 1629, showing figure studies.
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Christ's temptation. Design for a fresco.
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Twice the same man with mantle and sword, leaning on a wall, seen on the back; Capricci di Varie Figure Di Jacopo Callot; Various figures and performances. A gentleman with a hat and a cloak over the left shoulder, a sword in the left hand, with the right hand and foot leaning on a wall, on the back, depicted twice: links such as line figure, to the right more worked out with shadows. This print is part of a series of 48 prints (50 incl. Title and dedication sheet) with various topics (O.A. men and women in different attitudes, landscapes, buildings and festivities in Florence). These prints may have been meant as drawing examples.
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Jean-Baptiste Mallet drawing depicting a fair scene, possibly the blessing of children on St. John's Day, executed in pen, brown washes over pencil.
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Resurrection 1600-1699 Italy. Red and black chalk on ivory laid paper . Santi di Tito
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Old Shepherd Leaning on a Staff 1524-1531 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper . Parmigianino
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Francisco Ribalta / 'Saint Anthony of Padua'. XVII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil, Pencil strokes on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.
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The Infant Bacchus Killed by the Titans and Restored to Life by Rhea. Taddeo Zuccaro (Italy, Marches, S. Angelo in Vado, 1529-1566). Italy, circa 1561-1566. Drawings. Pen and brown ink with wash
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Sheet of Studies with Angels and Religious Figures (recto); Draft of a Letter (verso). Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 17th century (Neapolitan). Dimensions: sheet: 9 x 7 1/16 in. (22.8 x 18 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Drawing by Jan Asselijn showing a young woman on horseback near a fountain, created with graphite pencil and gray wash, with surface dirt and two small holes.
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Ballad Singer at a Shrine of the Virgin. Alessandro Magnasco; Italian, 1667-1749. Date: 1720-1725. Dimensions: 466 x 370 mm. Brush and brown gouache and brush and brown wash, with traces of brown chalk, heightened with white chalk, over black chalk, on blue laid paper (discolored to pale brownish-gray). Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.
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Apelles Schildert Kampaspe.
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Sketches of a Funeral Monument, a Niche with Statues, a Helmet in the Shape of a Human Head, an Entablature and a Female Statue n.d. After Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian. Sketches of a Funeral Monument, a Niche with Statues, a Helmet in the Shape of a Human Head, an Entablature and a Female Statue 344014
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Nymphs and satyrs, by Signorelli Luca, 1510, 16th Century, black pencil on white paper. Italy, Tuscany, Florence, Uffizi Gallery, Drawings and Prints Cabinet. Whole artwork. Drawing nude satyrs and nymphs are trying to make a dead nymph recover her senses using fresh water.
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Italy. Pompeii. Villa of the Vettii. 1st AD century. Fresco with ship, fisher, woman and putto.