The Ascension of the Virgin

Attributed to Donato Creti

This is a drawing of several figures interacting dynamically. The image uses free-flowing ink lines to sketch four figures in movement. The figures appear to be positioned in a swirling, energetic composition, with… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Attributed to Donato Creti ¹
Medium: pen and brown and black ink on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,362 × 4,221 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Elizabeth Miles Cooke in memory of Hereward Lester Cooke

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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Close in palette, light and contrast · computed

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