1502
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
An Angel Carrying a Torch is a 1502 ink by Filippino Lippi, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a winged figure mid-stride, holding a torch high in one hand. The lines are loose and quick, with dark ink and light shading. The angel’s body twists as it walks, and the wings fan out behind it. The paper has a textured look, like old paper, and the artist used ink washes to fill in shadows. This sketch feels like a quick study, not a finished painting. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
Filippino Lippi (probably 1457 – 18 April 1504) was an Italian Renaissance painter mostly working in Florence, Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance.
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