Flying Angel with Arms Upraised — Giovanni Mauro della Rovere | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere

Flying Angel with Arms Upraised

1575–1640

Black chalk, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white, on blue paper; framing lines in pen and dark brown ink

35.4 × 22.3 cm (13.9 × 8.8 in)

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