Baby [verso]

late 1650s

Baldassare Franceschini

Associated Names
Baldassare Franceschini

Artist, Florentine, 1611 - 1689

The image depicts a sketch of a young child shown from the side and partially from behind, including the head, torso, arms, and legs. The child is reclining, with the head turned slightly to the left. The sketch features delicate facial features, suggesting round cheeks, a small nose, and a subtle mouth. The hair is depicted with soft, wavy lines indicating short, voluminous curls. The child is not clothed, and there are no visible objects in the scene. The sketch is on a plain textured background resembling aged paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 26.6 x 41.1 cm (10 1/2 x 16 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.41.1.b

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of draped fabric studies. The image displays several sketches of draped cloth, each study showing different arrangements and angles to capture the way the fabric folds and flows. The pencil strokes are delicate and precise, with shading used to give depth and definition to the creases and layers of the material. The texture of the paper can be seen beneath the drawing. Each portion of the cloth appears almost lifelike due to the careful observation and rendering of light and shadow by the artist.

Drapery Studies [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini

1655

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection (sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 July 1980, no. 32b); NGA purchase (via Yvonne ffrench) in 1980.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64537109

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