Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet

1680

chalk

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Allegory

About this work

This sketch shows quick, rough drawings of people in flowing robes, some kneeling, others standing. Their faces are blurred, and their clothes look like loose, wavy fabric. The lines are loose and shaky, like the artist was working fast or practicing poses. The paper is brown, and the artist used black and white chalk to sketch. The rough style suggests this might be a practice drawing for a bigger work. Next, check out Baroque to see how dramatic movement and light shaped this era’s art.