Previously attributed Rafaël - Girl with a Hoop, I 201 (PK)

This red chalk study shows a young woman moving rapidly to the right, her flowing drapery fluttering behind her to emphasize a sense of momentum. She holds a large, thin circular hoop with both hands and looks back over her shoulder toward the viewer. The drawing is a characteristic example of a High Renaissance figure study, focusing on anatomical grace and the fluid representation of motion.

While titled as a girl with a toy hoop, the figure's dynamic posture and the perfect geometry of the circle may relate to Renaissance Neoplatonic explorations of harmony and the 'divine' proportions of the sphere. Such drawings often served as preparatory studies for larger allegorical or mythological cycles, where the circle represented concepts ranging from the Wheel of Fortune to the perfection of the soul.