The Risen Christ Adored by Saints and Angels
1566–68
Black chalk, pen and brown ink, and extensive white heightening (wash and point of brush), with incising on paper prepared with a brown wash.
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This highly finished presentation drawing, called a modello , was made by the artist to show to his patron the final plans for a painted altarpiece.
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