Standing Figure of a Saint
Giovanni Benedetto Bandini, c. 1560–1572

Both recto and verso. Studies for saints for the bas-reliefs of the choir screen in Florence Cathedral, sculpted by the artist between 1560 and 1572. The drawing clearly shows its purpose by successfully creating a sense of the potential of marble in the way the fall of the draperies is blocked out to render volume; the hatching even suggests the way in which the marble might be rendered into form by the chisel.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Standing Figure of a Saint, c. 1560–1572
Date supported
2004
Medium and material
Pen & brown ink & chalk
Dimensions
40.4 x 19.4 cm
Grant
10000
Total cost
29000

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