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This is a drawing of a robed figure and a child in a rough, sketchy style. The image features a lightly drawn scene with figures rendered in a reddish-brown chalk or pencil. On the left is a sketch of a child or small figure seated or positioned on some sort of pedestal or structure. The figure seems slightly blurred into the lines. To the right is a more prominent figure, possibly an adult, with draped clothing that creates flowing, curved lines. The drawing is characterized by its unfinished, dynamic nature.
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a) Studies of Figures and a Hand (recto); b) Studies of a Bull (verso)

Giulio Campi (Italian, 1507/1508 - 1573)

c. 1530

Medium
a) red chalk on laid paper b) red chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 19 × 25 cm (7 1/2 × 9 13/16 in.) ; mount: 30.5 × 25.5 cm (12 × 10 1/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund
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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