Art, literature & history![Drapery Studies [recto] — Baldassare Franceschini](/_next/image?url=%2Fassets%2Fartworks%2Fopen-museums%2Fnga%2Ff6f0376c-2c35-45c4-8d91-19e96ef2784e-6d5eb4dc5a8da6bd.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
Drapery Studies [recto]
late 1650s
- Dating
- Within this decade
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall (approximate): 26.6 x 41.1 cm (10 1/2 x 16 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1980.41.1.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Baldassare Franceschini. Drapery Studies [recto]. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Drapery Studies [recto] — Baldassare Franceschini. late 1650s.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall (approximate): 26.6 x 41.1 cm (10 1/2 x 16 3/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1980.41.1.a. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.