Martyrdom of St. Andrew1825–50
In a spacious Roman hall, three men are raising the cross with the Apostle. More about this work
About this work
In a spacious Roman hall, three men are raising the cross with the Apostle. Meanwhile, a soldier is trying to corral an excited crowd at left, and the praetor and two more soldiers watch the scene in the background.
Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
How it was made
- Chalk
- Natural black, red and white chalks. Used together on toned paper they could give the warmth of flesh with very little effort, and they were favourites for studies from life.
- Pen and ink
- Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.
- Laid paper
- Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.
Francesco Coghetti
Italian, 1804–1875
Rights and the museum’s record
Public domain. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.
- Object number
- 1901-39-48
- Credit
- Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Type
- Drawing
- Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Museum record
- See it on the museum’s site
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