Resurrection
n.d.
Medium
Red and black chalk on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
41.3 × 56.1 cm (16 5/16 × 22 1/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
55009
Art Historical Context
Santi di Tito (1536–1603), a leading Florentine painter of the late Renaissance, created this expressive chalk study of the Resurrection. Working during the Counter-Reformation, he helped move Florentine art away from the elegant distortions of Mannerism toward greater clarity, naturalism, and emotional directness—qualities especially valued in religious commissions of the period. Executed in red and black chalk on ivory laid paper, the drawing showcases the artist’s masterful handling of line and tone. The combination of media allowed him to model figures with soft gradations while maintaini...
About the Artist
Santi di Tito · 1536–1602
Italian painter. Comment on works: Portraits; Religious