1531
chalk
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head is a 1531 chalk by Parmigianino, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman kneeling on a flat surface, her body turned slightly to the side. Her right hand rests near her head, while her left arm hangs loosely. The lines are soft and smudged, with no hard edges—just faint strokes of red chalk on pale paper. The drawing feels quick and unfinished, like a first try at capturing movement. The artist used only one color, letting the chalk’s warmth stand out against the bare paper. Next, check out Renaissance art to see how sketches like this shaped painting styles.
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 1503 – 24 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (UK: , US: , Italian: ; "the little one from Parma"), was an Italian Mannerist…
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