A Sibyl
1470
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1470
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This sketch shows a woman’s head and shoulders in profile, facing left. Her hair is loose, and she wears a tall, pointed hat with the word "SIBYLLA" written across it. The lines are drawn tightly, with shading that makes her face look smooth but her clothes appear textured. The artist used a lot of thin, crisscrossed lines to build up shadows—this is called *cross-hatching*. It gives the drawing depth without color. Next, look up *cross-hatching* to see how other artists used this technique.
