Religion Kneeling before a Monstrance, Attended by Putti
Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi)
1559–1613 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk · Drawings and Prints
With remarkable quickness and concision, Cigoli drew the allegorical figure of Religion kneeling before a monstrance (a sacred vessel). The curved border at left indicates that the study was perhaps preparatory for a specific architectural space. Attendant putti hold epigrams signifying Christ (INRI and IHS). The sheet once belonged to Sigismondo Coccapani, a close follower of Cigoli’s.
- Artist
- Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi)
- Date
- 1559–1613
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Werner H. Kramarsky, 1990
