Adoration of the Virgin 1500 - 1600

This anonymous 16th-century drawing, "Adoration of the Virgin," depicts a group of figures gathered around the Virgin Mary, likely in a religious context. The artist, using a reddish-brown wash, employed a loose and gestural style in the rendering of figures. This drawing is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The small size of the work, 7 x 9-1/8 inches, suggests it may be a preparatory study for a larger composition.