Apostles drawings album St Lawrence, holding his gridiron in his right hand and a martyr’s palm in his left hand, with St Paul, who is holding the Gospel in his right hand and a sword in his left hand

Text and files edited by Filippo Tuena published in Stefano Susinno, Drawings by Tommaso Minardi, exhibition catalog (Rome. National Gallery of Modern Art, 21 October 1982 - 9 January 1983), Rome 1982

This is one of the few drawings to feature more than one figure. Curiously, it also features two different technical approaches. The figure of St Lawrence is more delicate, with shading less accentuated than that of the more sculptural figure of St Paul.