The image is a sketch containing two adult figures and one cherub-like figure. The adults are standing facing each other, while the cherub is floating above them horizontally. The adults have beards and curly hair, wearing draped robes. The cherub has wings and a draped cloth around its body. The background is plain with an off-white paper and a simple border.
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An Apostle Guided by an Angel

Agostino Masucci (Roman, 1691 - 1758)

Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
mount: 46.1 x 29.4 cm (18 1/8 x 11 9/16 in.) ; sheet: 15.5 x 14.1 cm (6 1/8 x 5 9/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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