Skip to main content

IN invisible network

Moments

Watch

TV
Stations
Films
News
Comedy
Anime
Sports

Listen

Music
Radio
Podcasts

Read & look

Books
Print
Art

Play

Games
Karaoke

Learn

MoreMenu

Moments
Watch
- TV
- Stations
- Films
- News
- Comedy
- Anime
- Sports
Listen
- Music
- Radio
- Podcasts
Read & look
- Books
- Print
- Art
Play
- Games
- Karaoke
Learn

Yours

This is a drawing of various figures sketched on a textured background. The drawing shows figures in different poses. On the left, there are outlines depicting beings or figures standing together. In the center, one figure appears crouching or kneeling in a dynamic posture. On the right, there are two figures, one possibly standing and the other crouching or interacting with the floor. The drawing has an unfinished and ethereal quality, with sketchy lines capturing motion and emotion rather than perfect form. The background shows signs of age, with darker stains and discolored patches…

Studies of Figures for an Adoration of the Magi [verso]

Donato Creti (Bolognese, 1671 - 1749)

pen and brown ink with traces of red and black chalk on laid paper

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Elizabeth Miles Cooke in memory of Hereward Lester Cooke

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

About this work

› Every 1 of 1,672,345 Browse the collections Include works for adults Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device. Exit gallery

Invisible Network