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The image displays a sketch of a person viewed from behind, shown in a kneeling position with hands openly held together in front as if in prayer. The person is depicted wearing a long robe with wide sleeves and a hood, cinched at the waist with a belt. The figure's short, neatly kept hair is visible, but facial features are not shown. The sketch is done in charcoal or pencil on brown paper, creating a textured background emphasizing the fabric folds of the robe. No additional context is provided in the plain background.
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The image displays a sketch of a person viewed from behind, shown in a kneeling position with hands openly held together in front as if in prayer. The person is depicted wearing a long robe with wide sleeves and a hood, cinched at the waist with a belt. The figure's short, neatly kept hair is visible, but facial features are not shown. The sketch is done in charcoal or pencil on brown paper, creating a textured background emphasizing the fabric folds of the robe. No additional context is provided in the plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Kneeling Friar in Prayer

Lazzaro Tavarone

Date
c. 1620/1630
Medium
black and white chalk on red prepared laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27 × 12 cm (10 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.113.1
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

Bertolini Arte, Vicenza.(sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 January 2022, no. 12) (Galerie de Bayser, Paris); purchased 2022 by NGA.

NGA object ID 225188. 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.