We have selected 7 examples here to demonstrate the relationship between the drawings and the paintings.
Mouse over each of the sketches to see how Federico Barocci incorporated them into his finished paintings.
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Entombment of Christ, 1579–82
oil on canvas 116 1/8 x 73 5/8 in.
Diocesi di Senigallia Chiesa della Croce, Senigallia, Italy
Photo: Scala / Art Resource, NY
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Study for the head of Nicodemus
black, red, and white chalk and red and ochre pastel with rubbing on gray paper,
15 x 10 3/8 in.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection 1991
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Study for the head of Nicodemus
oil on paper, 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1976 (1976.87.1)
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image source: Art Resource, NY
Study for the head of Saint John the Evangelist
oil over traces of black chalk on paper, mounted on canvas, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Courtesy of Jean Luc Baroni Ltd.
Study for the head of Saint John the Evangelist
oil on paper, mounted on linen, 16 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1979
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Study for the head of Joseph of Arimathea
black and red chalk and ochre pastel with rubbing, highlighted with white on
faded blue green paper, 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Fondation Custodia/Collection Frits Lugt, Paris
Top:
Entombment of Christ, 1579–82
oil on canvas 116 1/8 x 73 5/8 in.
Diocesi di Senigallia Chiesa della Croce, Senigallia, Italy
Photo: Scala / Art Resource, NY
Bottom From Left to Right:
Study for the head of Nicodemus
black, red, and white chalk and red and ochre pastel with rubbing on gray paper,
15 x 10 3/8 in.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection 1991
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Study for the head of Nicodemus
oil on paper, 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1976 (1976.87.1)
Image copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Image source: Art Resource, NY
Study for the head of Saint John the Evangelist
oil over traces of black chalk on paper, mounted on canvas, 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
Private Collection, Courtesy of Jean Luc Baroni Ltd.
Study for the head of Saint John the Evangelist
oil on paper, mounted on linen, 16 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund 1979
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Study for the head of Joseph of Arimathea
black and red chalk and ochre pastel with rubbing, highlighted with white on
faded blue green paper, 12 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Fondation Custodia/Collection Frits Lugt, Paris
