Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Denys Calvaert, 1580/85

A work made of black chalk and brush and pale brown wash, heightened with lead white (partially discolored), on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Denys Calvaert ¹
Date: 1580/85 ¹
Medium: Black chalk and brush and pale brown wash, heightened with lead white (partially discolored), on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper ¹
Original: 2,200 × 3,000 px ¹
License: Public domain (Art Institute of Chicago)
Credit: Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Object record, Art Institute of Chicago

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This is a drawing depicting abstract figures and forms. The drawing features faint pencil sketches showing various figures in dynamic poses suggesting movement and emotion.

The image depicts a person from the waist up, in a seated or relaxed standing position. The person is holding a book in their left hand. They have a rounded face, defined eyes, and wavy hair styled above their forehead.

The image is a pencil sketch featuring a group of figures. The central figure is seated, facing forward with one arm raised. The figures have minimally defined facial features and loosely suggested hair.

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