
Although trained in Florence, Boscoli spent several influential years in the 1580s working in Rome, where one of his favorite occupations was the study of classical monuments. This drawing is characteristic of Boscoli's very best studies of Roman statuary; the clear crisp presentation of drapery, and of light and shadow became his trademarks.

Olympias, Mother of Alexander, Visited by Zeus in the Guise of a Serpent
Attributed to Andrea Boscoli Italian, c. 1560-1608

Standing Academy
Andrea Boscoli Italian, c. 1560-1608

Saints Peter and Paul Disputing with Simon Magus before Nero (recto); Five Scenes from the Story of Moses (verso)
Andrea Boscoli Italian, c. 1560-1608