Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes 1730 - 1742

"Design for a Ceiling showing the Virgin, Catherine, and Agnes" is a black chalk drawing by Matthais Wolcker, dated 1737, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The design is likely a preparatory study for a ceiling fresco, a common art form in the Baroque and Rococo periods. Wolcker depicts the Virgin Mary, Saint Catherine, and Saint Agnes, likely in a heavenly setting. The drawing's composition and the figures' poses are characteristic of Baroque art, with a dynamic and dramatic arrangement that emphasizes the spiritual subject matter.