Studies for a Servant in "The Last Supper"

c. 1590/1599

Federico Barocci

Associated Names
Federico Barocci

Artist, Italian, probably 1535 - 1612

The image is a sketch of a person's left arm extending downwards over a rounded object in the lap, possibly a basket or bowl. The right leg is also depicted, bent to show the ankle and foot. The person's face and hair are not visible. The person appears to be sitting. Clothing details are minimal, and the background is a simple, textured surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black, red, and yellow chalk heightened with white chalk on blue tinted paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 41.3 x 27.6 cm (16 1/4 x 10 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.33.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection (sale, Christie's, London, 7 April 1981, no. 39); NGA purchase, via Yvonne tan Bunzl, in 1981.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., May 1983.

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in graphite: 17 / 419; lower left verso: Baroche 224

Wikidata ID

Q64561221

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