A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice

Foggini employs bold, confident lines of black chalk combined with fine pen work and brown ink washes, creating a dynamic contrast between light and shadow. The drawing’s energetic strokes and dramatic chiaroscuro reflect Baroque sensibilities, while the precise rendering of the angels’ wings and the ornamental base demonstrate the artist’s skill in rendering texture on laid paper.

Created in 1688, the work belongs to Foggini’s early period, when he was active in Florence as a sculptor and draftsman. The drawing has remained in private collections before entering a public holding in the early twentieth century, where it is catalogued as a representative example of his devotional studies.