1550
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
The Presentation of the Infant Christ in the Temple is a 1550 by Alessandro Allori, depicting Visitation, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows two robed figures standing close together. One holds a small child wrapped in cloth, while the other gestures toward them with an outstretched hand. The paper is divided into squares, and the lines are light but precise, with some shading to show folds in the fabric. The figures look like they’re part of a religious scene, with the child likely being the focus. The grid on the paper suggests this might be a study for a larger work. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up tone with layers of lines.
The drawing depicts the biblical scene of the Presentation of the Infant Christ in the Temple, created by Alessandro Allori in 1550.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori (Florence, 31 May 1535 – 22 September 1607) was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school.
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