The illustration shows a partial figure of a seated person, focusing on the upper body and head. The person is seated in a side profile position, facing right with their head turned slightly towards the viewer. Individual features of the face are visible with a neutral expression. The person wears an elaborate headpiece resembling a bishop’s mitre. The clothing is voluminous, in shades of blue with black outlines, resembling a robe or cloak. The figure holds a book or similar object on their knees with both hands. The background is a plain surface with a faint grid pattern, possibly a…
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Saint Nicholas of Bari

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

c. 1610

Medium
pen and brown ink with brush and blue wash, over black chalk, squared in red chalk
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 58.74 × 40.01 cm (23 1/8 × 15 3/4 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of the Krugman Family Foundation, Ann and Matthew Nimetz, and Robert B. Loper
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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