Sketches of Virgin and Child, Seated Figure, and Landscape c. 1530

Vincenzo Tamagni’s *Sketches of Virgin and Child, Seated Figure, and Landscape*, created around 1530, is a study in composition and figure drawing. The work depicts the Virgin Mary cradling the Christ child, with other figures and a landscape sketch included. The piece is a preparatory drawing for a larger painting and demonstrates the artist’s masterful use of line to capture form and movement. Tamagni's signature is visible in the lower left, and the drawing is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.