Study for an Angel
by TANZIO DA VARALLO, Red chalk on red prepared paper, 356 x 252 mm
Tanzio da Varallo’s graphic oeuvre is homogeneous: most of his drawings are figure studies executed in red chalk on pink prepared paper, and almost every sheet is connected with a painting by the artist. This characteristic sheet is a study for the angel holding a sceptre and lilies to the right of the figure of Christ in Glory in the Chapel of the Ascension in Sant’Antonio Abbate, Milan.