Drapery Study, ca. 1517
Red chalk
11 x 6 in. (27.9 x 15.2 cm)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Recto
Complementing Andrea's nude figure studies, this drawing captures the volume and folds of a garment as it was probably draped on a garzone or lay figure (jointed wood mannequin) in the studio. It is related to figures in two works dated about five years apart: the Arrest of the Baptist fresco at the Chiostro dello Scalzo and a Transfiguration scene embroidered on an ecclesiastical vestment (Museo Diocesano, Cortona).