Woman with a Staff Looking Upward 1605 - 1649

"Woman with a Staff Looking Upward" is a 17th-century black chalk drawing on paper by the French Baroque artist Simon Vouet. The drawing, which is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, features a woman in a flowing robe, gazing upwards while clutching a staff. The delicate lines and masterful shading capture the figure's subtle movements and evoke a sense of spiritual contemplation, characteristic of Vouet's style and the broader Baroque period. Vouet's emphasis on the female form and his use of light and shadow contribute to the drawing's dramatic effect.