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Camillo Procaccini

The Apostles Gathered Around the Tomb of the Virgin

c. 1594
Pen and ink and brush and wash with white heightening on paper prepared with reddish-brown wash

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The warm, reddish color of this paper was created with a colored ink wash in order to create a middle tone upon which the artist could draw with lighter and darker tones, creating a study of dark and light, or chiaroscuro.

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