Anonymous, Italian
Anonymous, Italian, is represented here by a single sheet dated 1600, a study after Caravaggio's 'The Cardsharps' annotated with color notes. Executed in pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash and white heightening, the drawing reflects the close study of Caravaggio's naturalistic figures and dramatic contrasts that circulated among Italian artists around 1600. The collection therefore holds one work from this period, documenting the technique and subject matter of an unidentified draftsman working in the orbit of early Baroque painting.
1 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
