Two Grappling Figures n.d.

drawing, print, paper, ink, ink-drawings, chalk, pen, black-chalk

drawing

toned paper

ink painting

print

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

paper

charcoal art

ink

underpainting

ink-drawings

chalk

water

pen

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

italy

black-chalk

watercolor

This drawing by the Italian Baroque artist Salvator Rosa depicts two figures locked in a struggle. A detailed study of the human form, “Two Grappling Figures” is a preparatory drawing for one of Rosa’s large paintings. This drawing is a visual study for a composition depicting a battle scene, possibly related to the “Fall of the Giants”. This particular work can be found in The Art Institute of Chicago.