Caption

Seated cleric with crook and book, drawing, draftsman (artist): David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville, 1780 - 1849, draftsman (artist), materials by function, paper, ink, pen, pen in brown, height 206 mm x width 165 mm, organization, functions and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church, clergy in general, A simple line drawing on a pale textured background shows a seated figure draped in loose robes and a hood, holding a long staff with a curled top that rests against the shoulder, the figure's face detailed with closed eyes and a contemplative expression, one hand raised with a finger near the mouth and the other hand resting palm up on the garment, folds and flowing lines of fabric defined across the body and extending outward.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B47_080

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Rights managed

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43.5Mb (8.1Mb) / 11.7in x 14.5in / 3498 x 4344 (300dpi)

Keywords

Seated cleric crook book drawing draftsman artist David Pièrre Giottino Humbert de Superville 1780 - 1849 materials function paper ink pen brown height 206 mm x width 165 mm organization functions dignitaries Roman Catholic church clergy general simple line drawing pale textured background seated figure draped loose robes hood holding long staff curled top rests shoulder figure's face detailed closed eyes contemplative expression hand raised finger near mouth hand resting palm up garment folds flowing lines fabric defined across body extending outward