Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist and Donor 1540 - 1550

This pen and brown ink drawing by Niccolò dell' Abate, created between 1540 and 1550, depicts the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Basil the Great and Saint John the Baptist. The composition is typical of Renaissance religious art, with the Virgin Mary and Christ as the central figures, flanked by two saints. The drawing is in the preparatory phase, meaning it was used as a study before the creation of a larger final artwork. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York currently houses this piece.