Drawing, Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation, ca. 1553, circa 1553

Figure of an angel wearing a chiton tied under her breast and gathered at the hips, leaning left with right leg extended before left leg. Date: circa 1553. Dimensions: 27.3 x 12.3 cm (10 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.). Medium: red chalk on dark cream laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.