Study of Ezekiel for "Frieze of Prophets"

Hello everyone! My name is Isabella, and I'm so excited to explore this amazing artwork with you all today! nn Take a look at this drawing! It's made with black and white chalk on brown paper. It almost looks like a giant coloring book page, don't you think? The artist who made this was named John Singer Sargent, and he was really, really good at drawing! nn Can you guess what this man is wearing? It looks super flowy, almost like a dress, right? That's called a robe, and it was a very important piece of clothing a long, long time ago. nn See how the artist used shadows and light to make the robe look like it's folding and wrinkling? That's super tricky to do! John Singer Sargent was a master of making his drawings look super realistic. nn This drawing is actually a practice drawing. It's like when you practice writing your name before you write it on a really important paper! He was practicing for an even bigger piece of art that was going to have lots of important people in it. nn Even though it's just practice, it's still so beautiful and impressive, right? What do you think the man in the drawing is thinking about?