Women and Children at a Fountain

Pirro Ligorio

This is a drawing of a group of classical figures gathered around a basin. The sepia-toned image depicts figures draped in flowing garments reminiscent of ancient Roman or Greek styles, with an architectural element… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Pirro Ligorio ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper, mounted on an old album sheet ¹
Original: 9,245 × 7,976 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of David E. Rust

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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The image shows a drawing of a person from the chest up. The person is seated and facing forward with their head slightly tilted to one side. The facial features are detailed, with a prominent nose, full lips, and…

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