Mourning group around a collapsed figure
Red-chalk study for a lamentation or deposition
A red-chalk study of a grief-stricken figure group. At the lower center a nude figure lies collapsed, head fallen back and one leg extended, supported and mourned by figures who bend close over the body; at the upper left two draped, bearded men stand together, and a single draped standing figure is studied separately at the right. The sheet appears to work out a lamentation or deposition scene, though no accompanying text is given.
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Mourning group around a collapsed nude figure
A nude figure reclines across the lower center, head thrown back and a leg extended, while several figures lean in around the head and shoulders in attitudes of grief. The tightly overlapped heads and arms concentrate the emotion of the scene.
Standing draped figures
Two draped men stand together at the upper left, one appearing to raise a hand toward his face. At the right edge a further draped figure is drawn standing, studied apart from the main group.