Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This lively sketch reveals the collaborative chaos of Baroque art studios. Felice Torelli has covered the page with handwritten notes—names like 'Gust' and 'Beno'—assigning specific figures to his assistants for a grand painting of the Virgin Mary's birth. Above, angels swoop down through clouds, while below, a bustling group of women and an old man gather around a basin. It's less a finished masterpiece and more like a director's storyboard, showing exactly who was supposed to paint which character!