Pieta, with Saints Francis, Roch, and Third Male Saint n.d.

This anonymous drawing, titled "Pieta, with Saints Francis, Roch, and Third Male Saint", depicts the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ after his crucifixion. This scene is often referred to as the Pieta, and it is a common subject in religious art. In this drawing, the figures are depicted in a dramatic and emotional way, with the Virgin Mary’s grief and Christ’s suffering clearly visible. The drawing also includes three saints, Saint Francis, Saint Roch, and a third unnamed saint, who are shown looking up at the Virgin Mary and Christ in prayer. The work is drawn with a light brown ink, which gives it a soft and delicate look, characteristic of drawings from the 16th and 17th centuries. The drawing is currently housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, and its dimensions are 314 × 200 mm.