Two Angels, Study for the Val de Grâce, 17th century, Black chalk, heightened with white chalk on light brown antique laid paper, squared in red chalk, 9 x 11 3/8 in. (22.8 x 28.9 cm), Drawings, Pierre Mignard (French, Troyes 1612–1695 Paris), Commissioned by Anne of Austria, the mother of Louis XIV, Mignard made this study for the frescoed dome of the chapel of the Val de Grâce church in Paris. The ceiling as installed in situ depicts celestial glory in illusionistic concentric rings, recalling the work of Correggio (Antonio Allegri, Italian, active by 1514–died 1534) in Parma
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Two Angels, Study, Val de Grâce, 17th century, Black chalk, heightened, white, light brown antique laid paper, squared, red, 9 x 11 3/8, 22.8 28.9 cm, Drawings, Pierre Mignard, French, Troyes, 1612–1695, Paris, Commissioned, Anne, Austria, mother, Louis XIV, Mignard, study, frescoed dome, chapel, church, ceiling, installed, situ depicts, celestial, glory, illusionistic concentric, rings, recalling, work, Correggio, Antonio Allegri, Italian, active, 1514–died 1534, Parma
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