Chalk drawing on tan paper of a seated draped woman reaching toward a circular zodiac wheel, beside an urn and a carved curved form.

Draped Female Figure with Urn and Zodiac Wheel

A draped woman seated at right raises one arm toward a circular zodiac wheel, her gaze turned upward. In the foreground stand a two-handled urn, a large curved shell-like form with carved bands, and scattered sprigs. The drawing is in black and white chalk on tan laid paper.

Artist: Jean Baptiste Louis Massard
Date: n.d.
Medium: Black and white chalk on tan laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1173 px

Download full size

Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1810).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

sketch study chalk drawing seated woman neoclassical drawing draped figure urn classical allegory black and white chalk tan laid paper zodiac wheel