Study for the Ascension of the Virgin

Marco Pino

16th century

Study for the Ascension of the Virgin by Marco Pino

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, squared in black chalk

Dimensions

8-1/2 x 6-11/16 in. (21.6 x 17.0 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Accession Number

80.3.142

Tags

Virgin Mary

About this artwork

This drawings by italian artist Marco Pino exemplifies the artistic achievements of 16th century. Italian artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods set standards for technical excellence and artistic innovation that influenced Western art for centuries. Drawing served as a vital practice for artists, functioning as both preparatory studies and finished works that reveal creative processes and technical skills. Executed in pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, squared in black chalk, this...

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