Drawing Sheet 7 E

Support

Dimensions:

22.5 x 17.3 cm

Cut edge:

Unclear, possibly left edge

Paper type:

Ivory wove paper, discolored to tan

Pinholes:

URC, upper center, center bottom edge, lower right edge and lower left side; possible ULC

Additional notes:

The colored pencil appears darker/dense around pinhole edges; the lower right edge pinhole appears to correspond to one of the two LRC pinholes in 7D

Sewing holes:

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Edges overlapping adj. sheet:

Top edge (6E fragments on verso of 7E)

Edges extending below adj. sheet:

Right, left and bottom edges (media absence/lighter area at edges)

Edges abutting adj. sheet:

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Media

Colored pencil:

Black pencil is used to define the overall composition; applied prior to laying down color media

Dark blue and green-blue pencils were used over the pencil to color the Saint Anthony’s cloak

Graphite:

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Pastel:

Possibly a component of the wash below

Watercolor:

Small passages of grayish-pink (slightly iridescent) and dark green-blue area of wash were applied over the colored pencil; additional dark/soft black pencil/conte crayon lines were applied over the grayish-pink wash to define the imagery; the washes appear to extend to the sheet edges.

Scratching:

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Additional media notes:

Charcoal may also have been used to create the composition, the media appears friable and lightly transferred across drawing surface

Composition

Drawing to sheet edges:

All edges; minimal color pencil is visible along the lower right edge and upper right edge

Drawing into adjacent sheet:

The grayish pink wash at the center bottom edge extends directly into 8E; the pencil lines generally correspond across sheets

Compositional changes/additions:

A couple of additional dark black pencil lines were added over grayish-pink wash to define elements at the center bottom edge

Artist’s patches:

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Former restoration:

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Drawing on verso:

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Additional observations:

Analysis

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Results/observations

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