The Risen Christ

This allegorical drawing depicts Christ ascending among clouds and cherubs, rendered in pen and ink wash across aged paper. The central figure stands in classical contrapposto, holding a banner or cloth, surrounded by attending putti in the corners and cloud formations rendered in soft brown tones. The composition combines Renaissance religious iconography with Baroque spatial depth. Created around 1900, this work represents the continued vitality of religious art in academic training, where historical and biblical subjects remained central to artistic practice. The technique—pen work layered with tonal washes—was standard for preparatory studies and finished drawings in European artistic academies of the period.