19 GIOVANNI GIROLAMO SAVOLDO Italian, active 1508­1548 Saint Paul Black, white, and red chalk on blue paper; sheet cut irregularly at the sides and top 28.3 x 22.6 cm (1 1 3/16 x 8 in.) Cat. II, no.45;89.GB,54 This is a study for the head of Saint Paul in the altarpiece of the Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints in the Church of Santa Maria in Organo, Verona. The altarpiece was painted by Savoldo and his workshop in 1533; another, perhaps finer, version of the picture is in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan. The downturned gaze, profuse black beard, and baleful expression give the head an air of melancholy, though at the same time a sense of nobility is conveyed by the strength of the features, the somberness of the tones, and the felicity of the occasional white highlights. The drawing would appear to be a full­sized modello (see no. 13). Not only does the head correspond closely in size to its painted counterpart, but there are exact similarities of outline and lighting. Such a study would have been made late in the preparatory process. The fact that the sheet is cut irregularly at the top and is somewhat damaged might suggest that it was taken from a cartoon (see no. 11). ITALIAN SCHOOL 25