God the Father and the Holy Spirit Receiving the Body of Christ

Guglielmo Cortese, 1660/1665

The image features two central main figures. The figure on the left is semi-reclined, draped with a cloth around the waist, and showing detailed musculature. The person has relaxed facial features with eyes closed… · description from the collection

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Artist: Guglielmo Cortese ¹
Date: 1660/1665 ¹
Medium: red and black chalk with sanguine and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on beige laid paper ¹
Original: 3,689 × 5,099 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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Yokoi Kinkoku painted in a rapid and spontaneous manner and was especially successful in capturing the vibrancy of mountains and rocks. Toward the end of his life he became a wandering Buddhist priest of the Jōdo…

The image shows intricate lines and shapes creating elaborate arches and architectural structures. The drawing has a swirling and overlapping design that suggests chaotic motion within a grand structure.

A work made of black crayon and white chalk on brown laid paper (partially discolored to tan).

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