Group of Draped Figures, early 1460s, Tip of the brush (or fine pen? ) and brown ink, 4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 14. 9 cm), Drawings, Attributed to Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) (Italian, Messina ca. 1430?1479 Messina), Antonello da Messina's contact with Northern European art had a profound influence on his style. Several features of this drawing?in particular, the elongated proportions of the figures and the heavy drapery arranged in sharp, angular folds?demonstrate Antonello's absorption of Netherlandish and Burgundian styles