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This is a drawing of a figure with wings. The figure is floating or flying, with arms extended upwards holding objects. The figure is dressed in flowing robes. The wings have a feathered texture. The drawing uses soft lines and shading to create depth in the figure, who has a serene or determined expression.
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This is a drawing of a figure with wings. The figure is floating or flying, with arms extended upwards holding objects. The figure is dressed in flowing robes. The wings have a feathered texture. The drawing uses soft lines and shading to create depth in the figure, who has a serene or determined expression.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Allegorical Female Figure

Follower of Charles Le Brun

Medium
black and red chalks, heightened with white, on tan laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 47.7 x 38.6 cm (18 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.150.40
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • female
  • figure
Provenance

Antonio Cesare Poggi, Paris (Lugt 617); Charles-Philippe de Chennevieres, Paris (Lugt 2073); Baron Roger Portalis, Paris (Lugt 2232); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

NGA object ID 73493. 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.