Dream of a Man Fleeing

Francesco Montelatici

Associated Names
Francesco Montelatici

Artist, Florentine, 1607 - 1661

The image shows a person in a dynamic pose with one arm raised and bent, head slightly tilted back. The individual wears loose-fitting clothing and a long robe or coat. The person's legs are bent, implying movement. The drawing is made with charcoal and pastel, with contrasting colors used for detail. The background features subtle, textured horizontal lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (lunette): 14 x 8.7 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/16 in.)
    support: 30 x 21.5 cm (11 13/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.102.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Sandby (L. 2112, on companion drawing now in another collection);Dr. Christian David Ginsburg [1831-1914], Palmer's Green, England (Lugt 1145, on old backing sheet now in object file); Mrs. M. Edwards (sale, Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1972, no. 168, with companion drawing of A Woman at a Well); purchased by Pozzo; (Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London); NGA purchase in 1982.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

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

Wikidata ID

Q64562405

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