# Three Standing Figures (recto); Seated Woman and a Male Hermit in Half-length (verso)

**Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)** (Italian, 1374–1438)  
1435–38  
Pen and brown ink, over traces of charcoal or black chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, brush with touches of brown wash, over traces of charcoal or black chalk (verso)  
11 13/16 x 8 13/16in. (30 x 22.4cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996.364a, b. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337894).

## About this work

Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) drew this in 1435–38, aged about 61. It is now at The Met in New York.

### 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.
- **Charcoal.** Burnt willow or vine. It smudges and wipes away easily, which made it the natural tool for working out a composition.
- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

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Italian, 1374–1438; born in Paris or Pavia; died in Verona

## Facts

- Type: Drawings
- The artist was about 61
- Real size: about 12 × 9 in (30 × 22 cm). Closest to life size: the 8 × 10 in print.
- Century: 15th century
- Subjects: Men, Women
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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