The Ecstasy of Saint Francis [recto]

Sebastiano Ricci, 1706/1720

This is a drawing of angelic figures in a dynamic, celestial scene. The composition presents gracefully sketched angelic beings, with emphasis on flow and movement through the use of curvilinear lines and gestural… · description from the collection

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Artist: Sebastiano Ricci ¹
Date: 1706/1720 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper ¹
Original: 4,984 × 7,664 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

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