Study for the Ascension of the Virgin
16th century
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
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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...