The Annunciation (?)

This Italian pen-and-ink sketch by Fortunato Duranti depicts a religious scene with classical composition: a standing figure on the left observes an apparition above, while a group of figures on the right—including children and attendants—react to the celestial vision. The artist employs gestural line work and spatial recession to organize multiple figures across the composition. The sketch demonstrates the academic training common to European artists of the mid-19th century, with particular attention to drapery, bodily proportions, and narrative clarity through figural arrangement.