Drawing Sheet 1G

Figure Content:

The Tempatation of St. Anthony

Sheet Location 1 G

Physical Description

Support

 

Dimensions:

22.3 x 17.0 cm

Cut edge:

Possibly left edge

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to tan

Pinholes:

Unclear

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Sewing holes:

Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

Bottom and left edges

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Right edge (slightly, 2mm; edge fragments on 1H verso edge)

 

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

 

Media

 

Colored pencil:

Blue pencil was applied prior to laying down the blue pastel

Pastel:

Blue pastel is applied over the blue pencil

Graphite:

Watercolor:

Scratching:

Additional media notes:

 

Technical Notes

Composition

 

Drawing to sheet edges:

Drawing extends to all edges; there is an absence of blue pastel along the right edge

 

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

Pastel strokes directly correspond across into 1F and 1H, at the lower right side, and below into 2G

 

Compositional changes/additions:

Possibly later addition of blue pastel, as it is absent below formerly overlapped/joined edges

Artist’s patches:

Former restoration:

Drawing on verso:

Additional observations:

 

 

Analysis

 

 

Technique

Area/location

Results/observations

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Infrared radiation:

 

 

Raman Spectroscopy:

 

 

X-Ray diffraction:

 

 

 

Aspect Ratio: 1