Study for an Altarpiece: Christ with Saint Stephen, Saint Paul, and Saint Francis, Black chalk, brush and bistre, brush and gray watercolor on paper, mounted, Christ is seated upon clouds holding the globe in the left hand. Cherubim surround him. The three saints stand below. Saint Stephen points with his left hand upwards; he holds a stone in the right hand. Saint Paul apparently listens to him. Saint Francis, at right, is shown in profile turned toward left with raised hand. The upper outline from a segment., Italy, 1550–1575, Drawing

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