Saint John of the Crucifixion
c. 1480-90
Upper Rhine Valley, Switzerland?
18.9 x 10 cm; Pen and black and black-brown ink on laid paper over a preparatory drawing executed with charcoal and chalk, washes with brush in grey and ochre; yellow tint in the hair and the borders of the garment (particularly its sleeve and hem), and the lips, cheeks, and eyelids accentuated with red.
