Design for a Spandrel: A Roman Martyr and Two Putti–Saint Jude the Apostle

Prints and Drawings

1573/75

Livio Agresti
Italian, 1508–1579

Louise Bross identified the figure as Saint Jude the Apostle and the sheet as possibly an early idea for the placement of soldier-martyrs in the spandrels of the Chapel of the Trinity at Santo Spirito in Sassia. The dramatic contrasts of the brown ink, blue paper, and white highlights further animate the figure’s illusionistic pose.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Livio Agresti
Title: Design for a Spandrel: A Roman Martyr and Two Putti–Saint Jude the Apostle
Place: Italy (Artist's nationality)
Date: 1573–1575
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white gouache, on blue laid paper
Dimensions: Sight: 23.8 × 27 cm (9 3/8 × 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of John A. Bross in memory of Louise Smith Bross
Reference Number: 2014.1141
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