Studies of Glass Jars and Figures (recto)

Figino employed pen and brown ink, applying a subtle brown wash to model volume and suggest translucency. The light tan paper provides a warm ground, allowing the ink lines and wash to stand out while retaining a delicate, sketch‑like quality.

Created in the late sixteenth century, the drawing is part of Figino’s corpus of preparatory studies. Its provenance traces through private collections before entering a museum holding that specializes in Renaissance drawings, where it is catalogued as a representative example of his draftsmanship.