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The image is a light red chalk sketch on a beige paper, depicting human figures in abstract poses. The figures are shown at various angles and positions, some reclining or floating. Their facial features are indistinct, with suggestions of faces and hair. The figures are draped in flowing garments sketched with loose lines to simulate movement. There are no visible objects or pieces of jewelry. The background is plain, showing the rough texture of the sketch paper.
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The image is a light red chalk sketch on a beige paper, depicting human figures in abstract poses. The figures are shown at various angles and positions, some reclining or floating. Their facial features are indistinct, with suggestions of faces and hair. The figures are draped in flowing garments sketched with loose lines to simulate movement. There are no visible objects or pieces of jewelry. The background is plain, showing the rough texture of the sketch paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apotheosis of Saint George

Sebastiano Ricci

Date
1693/1694
Medium
red chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 30.1 × 22.3 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2018.26.22
Credit line
The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • saints
  • religious
  • apotheosis
  • secular
Provenance

Private collection, London; private collection, Rome; (Stanza del Borgo, Milan); Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Inscription

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 13; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 7032 / 1989/2

NGA object ID 213158. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.