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The Ascension of the Virgin

Donato Creti

1710

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque 18th Century

Dominant colour

The Ascension of the Virgin is a 1710 ink by Donato Creti, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Donato Creti
When & what style?: 1710 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This sketch shows a group of figures floating upward in a loose, swirling style. The lines are quick and uneven, with some areas filled in darker ink. The paper looks old, with faint marks and spots where the ink has blurred. The artist used lots of overlapping strokes to build up shadows and shapes. This is common in drawings where you layer lines to create depth without color. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how this technique works in other drawings.