Artwork
The Pietà (recto)
The Pietà (recto) is a graphite drawing by the Renaissance artist Ludovico called Cigoli Cardi. It is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. The Pietà is a drawing by Ludovico Cardi, known as Cigoli, created in 1586.
About this work
Overview
The Pietà is a drawing by Ludovico Cardi, known as Cigoli, created in 1586. It is executed in brown ink on laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a woman mourning, cradling a dead man's body across her lap, conveying a poignant scene of grief.
Technique & Style
The artist employed a range of techniques, including squaring with red chalk and graphite to facilitate enlargement, and hatching with brown ink to create shading and depth. Faint pencil marks indicate preliminary planning of fabric folds.
History & Provenance
This drawing served as a preparatory study for a larger painting, allowing the artist to refine the composition before transferring it to a bigger scale.
Artist & collection
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