The image shows a child-like figure in a floating or flying stance, with arms and legs extended. The facial features include a smiling mouth, closed eyes, and wavy hair. The figure is unclothed, with additional sketches of hands nearby. The background is a plain, textured surface.
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An Angel in Flight

Jacopo da Empoli (Florentine, c. 1554 - 1610)

c. 1594

Medium
black chalk and graphite on brown prepared paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 38.3 x 25 cm (15 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Diane Allen Nixon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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