This is a drawing that explores some of the interconnections in the painting. You might notice a kind of cube - X composition. The X centers around the heads and the direction of the two figures gaze. You should also see a strong vertical connection with this center and the center and right foreground. There is some pretty complex drapery action going on here and I found that my eye was pulled into this area repeatedly. Sort of like going out to explore other areas of the picture and then home again. I think of the composition like an extended necker cube, Becoming aware of the path my eye follows when I read a painting has been very useful in both my learning and in my own work (-> #4)
