Design for a Spandrel: A Roman Martyr and Two Putti–Saint Jude the Apostle

1573·Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white gouache, on blue laid paper·Sight: 23.8 × 27 cm (9 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

<p>Louise Bross identified the figure as Saint Jude the Apostle and the sheet as possibly an early idea for the placement of soldier-martyrs in the spandrels of the Chapel of the Trinity at Santo Spirito in Sassia. The dramatic contrasts of the brown ink, blue paper, and white highlights further animate the figure’s illusionistic pose.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1573
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white gouache, on blue laid paper
Dimensions: Sight: 23.8 × 27 cm (9 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Livio Agresti

Artist

Livio Agresti

Painting

Livio Agresti (1508–1580), also called Ritius or Ricciutello, was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance or Mannerist period, active both in his native city of Forlì and in Rome, where he died. He was one of the members of the "Forlì painting school".

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