François-Marius Granet

Here a caped friar is seen from behind at the end of a vaulted corridor. At the center of the sheet light breaks the shadows, refracting off the walls and revealing the features of the sparse interior. François-Marius Granet achieved these rich atmospheric effects solely through washes; no penwork or underdrawing are visible. He used a fine brush and a dark ink for details, a larger dry brush for the long shadow cast by the friar, and multiple applications of wash to build up the subtle chiaroscuro. The artist made a series of moody wash drawings of ecclesiastical interiors during his 22-year stay in Rome.