Group of Figures (recto) Fragment of a Female Head (verso) by Niccolò Martinelli

Group of Figures (recto) Fragment of a Female Head (verso) 1560 - 1611

drawing, print, paper, ink, chalk, graphite, black-chalk

drawing

toned paper

print

pencil sketch

charcoal drawing

possibly oil pastel

paper

charcoal art

ink

acrylic on canvas

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

chalk

men

water

graphite

charcoal

italy

black-chalk

watercolor

This drawing by Italian artist Niccolò Martinelli depicts a group of figures in an architectural setting. The composition features a central figure, a man in a flowing robe, with a group of individuals surrounding him. The figures are depicted with detailed anatomical precision, characteristic of the Mannerist style popular during the late 16th century in Florence. The drawing is in brown ink and wash on paper and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.