Silverpoint: Underdrawing

Silverpoint on gessoed panel 40 cm x 30 cm, Sint Annarei,  Bruges, Belgium 2006

The silverpoint for this first version of the Sint Annarei was created in the studio from the value study.  Everything has been well defined but how much of a role can it play in the final painting if the medium itself is too subtle?  Thus the intermediate egg tempera level plays a role, too.