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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Top Left:
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
Top Right:
Study for Saint John, Nicodemus, and Christ in reverse
pen and brown ink with brown wash and one stroke of black chalk on cream paper,
10 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
Middle Right:
Studies for Christ in reverse
black, red, and white chalk with rubbing and pink pastel, partially squared in black chalk,
on faded blue paper, 10 1/8 x 8 in.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
Photo: Volker-H. Schneider
Bottom Left:
Still life and partial figures in reverse (fragment of a composition)
pen and brown ink with brown wash, highlighted with white over black chalk,
squared with black chalk, on blue paper, 10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
Bottom Right:
Second study for Christ in reverse
black and white chalk with rubbing, squared in black chalk on blue paper, 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
Top Left:
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
Top Right:
Study for Saint John, Nicodemus, and Christ in reverse
pen and brown ink with brown wash and one stroke of black chalk on cream paper,
10 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
Middle Right:
Studies for Christ in reverse
black, red, and white chalk with rubbing and pink pastel, partially squared in black chalk,
on faded blue paper, 10 1/8 x 8 in.
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
Photo: Volker-H. Schneider
Bottom Left:
Still life and partial figures in reverse (fragment of a composition)
pen and brown ink with brown wash, highlighted with white over black chalk,
squared with black chalk, on blue paper, 10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
Bottom Right:
Second study for Christ in reverse
black and white chalk with rubbing, squared in black chalk on blue paper, 11 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.
Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Polo Museale Fiorentino
Photo: Scala / Ministero per i Beni e le Attività culturali / Art Resource, NY
