Two Male Nudes

c. 1520

Baccio Bandinelli

Associated Names
Baccio Bandinelli

Artist, Florentine, 1488/1493 - 1560

Two male figures are depicted in a sketched illustration. Both figures are shown from head to toe in an upright position, showcasing muscular anatomy. The figure on the left faces left with a slightly turned head, while the figure on the right faces forward with the head slightly downward. The faces are minimally detailed, with a focus on body structure rather than facial features. The hair is illustrated with loose, stylized curls. The figures are nude, emphasizing their defined muscles. The background features a textured sketch paper appearance, creating an aged look.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William A. Clark (1839-1925); bequest to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in 1926; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Drawings and Prints of the First Maniera, 1515-1535. Department of Art, Brown University, at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1973. (entry by Janetta R. Benton).

1978

  • Master Drawings in the William A. Clark Collection. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978.

Bibliography

1904

  • Bryan, Michael. _Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. New York and London, 1903, I: 77.

1925

  • Carroll, Dana H. Catalogue of Objects of Fine Art and Other Properties at the Home of William Andrews Clark, 962 Fifth Avenue. [Unpublished], 1925, pt. 1: 90.

1928

  • Illustrated Handbook of The W. A. Clark Collection. Washington, DC, 1928: 54.

1932

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Illustrated Handbook of the W.A. Clark Collection. Washington, 1932: 60.

1982

  • Ward, Roger Barry. "Baccio Bandinelli as a Draughtsman." Ph.D. dissertation for the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, submitted 1982, no. 412

2011

  • Viatte, Françoise. Baccio Bandinelli: dessins, sculptures, peinture (Musée du Louvre: Inventaire général des dessins italiens, IX). Paris, 2011: 206, note 3.


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