Two Soldier Saints Adoring the Host
1690
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1690
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows two robed figures kneeling on clouds, reaching toward a glowing object floating above them. One figure is bent forward, hands clasped, while the other kneels with arms raised. Below them, faint rocky ground and swirling cloud shapes fill the space. The glowing object looks like a host—a round wafer often used in religious art. The artist used thin ink lines with white paint to make the figures and clouds stand out. Look up gouache to see how this technique works.
