Workshop of Hugo van der Goes, c. 1480 This striking drawing of a gracefully kneeling lady relates to the work of Hugo van der Goes, who had a short but successful career in Ghent in the 1470s. The mechanical contour lines of the drapery indicate that, like so many other early drawings, this is a copy. The deilcate, layered hatching lines in the lady's face, however--typical of Hugo's drawing style--betray the copist's intimate knowledge of his work and suggest he trained in his workshop. It is likely that the prototype, and perhaps also this copy, served as a model for a female saint in paintings or miniatures.
aperture=f2.0 focal length: 55.0 mm exposure 1/60 sec ISO: 1600