A Tormentor With Tongs

Follower of Taddeo Zuccaro

Associated Names
Taddeo Zuccaro

Artist, Roman, 1529 - 1566

The image shows a drawing of a person in a dynamic stance. The figure is in mid-motion with one arm raised and bent at the elbow, and the other arm extended outward, holding a long staff or club across their chest. The facial features are exaggerated, with a large, curved nose, a pronounced chin, and focused eyes. The person's hair is styled under a head covering. The clothing is loosely draped, giving a sense of flowing movement, with sketchily drawn folds and contours. The figure is holding a staff-like object. The background is plain, with a light, textured paper, providing no additional scenery or context.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.1 x 10.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.17


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1965, as Tuscan School, 16th Century; stock no. on the verso in graphite: D28060); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1965; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 183 (color).

Wikidata ID

Q64562112

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