Drawing, Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri, 1687–94, Catherine of Bologna, 1687–94

Figure of a reclining saint plays the violin surrounded by four angels and putti. One of the three nuns at left kisses the feet of the saint. Squared for enlargement in black chalk. Date: 1687–94. Dimensions: 21 x 27.9 cm (8 1/4 x 11 in.). Medium: black chalk, brush and brown wash, chalk on white laid paper, pen and brown ink. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Design for a Monochrome Wall Painting, Church of Corpus Domini, Bologna, Italy, Death of St. Caterina Vigri, 1687–94 (CH 18548389-2)