Saint Francis of Assisi Adoring the Virgin and Child
Denys Calvaert1607
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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Description
This monumental drawing shows Denys Calvaert’s nearly final conception for an altarpiece. The artist made a few intriguing changes before completing the painting. He replaced a child in the lower left of the drawing with an older saint figure, covered the Christ Child’s genitalia, and shifted Saint Francis’s head toward the center of the composition.
Medium
Black chalk on blue laid paper
