"You Are Shooting at Heaven" [fol. 9 recto]

The drawing employs a single brown ink applied with a pen, exploiting the texture of laid paper to create tonal variation. The artist relies on economy of line, using minimal strokes to suggest volume and space, a practice common among early‑16th‑century French draftsmen who emphasized draftsmanship over color.

Created in the early sixteenth century in France, the piece reflects the period’s interest in drawing as a preparatory and autonomous medium. Its provenance prior to modern collection is undocumented, but its survival on paper indicates careful preservation, typical of works valued for their illustrative and instructional qualities.

During the early 1500s French art workshops, drawing served both as a tool for planning larger compositions and as a means of conveying narrative or allegorical ideas. This work’s title suggests a thematic reference to celestial ambition, aligning with contemporary humanist interests in the relationship between earthly action and heavenly aspiration.