Head of a Boy (verso)

c. 1513

Giulio Campagnola

Associated Names
Giulio Campagnola

Artist, Venetian, 1482 - after 1514

Giorgione

Artist, Venetian, 1477/1478 - 1510

This is a drawing of abstract forms resembling dynamic sketches of anatomical studies, primarily focusing on muscular forms. The drawing showcases several roughly sketched forms that appear to represent contorted muscular structures. The forms are rendered in a loose style with pronounced lines creating a sense of motion and tension. The paper has a textured appearance, enhancing the rawness of the sketches. The composition is informal, suggesting an exploratory study.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image depicts a rural landscape with buildings, hills, and distant mountains or hills. The viewpoint seems slightly elevated, indicating a perspective looking from a small hill or distance. The drawing showcases detailed structures like houses and medieval-style buildings against rocky terrain. The landscape expands into rolling hills and peaks on the right, with fine lines and cross-hatching used for texture and depth. The color scheme is monochrome, mainly brown and sepia. The foreground contains rocky outcrops, trees, hills, and foliage, creating depth and continuity in the scenery.

A Village Nestled at the Foot of a Hill (recto)

Giorgione, Giulio Campagnola

1509

This is a drawing of anatomical studies featuring muscular forms. The image contains sketches of limbs and torsos in different poses, capturing the details and contours of human musculature. The lines are confident and expressive, hinting at a study of human anatomy. Each form is depicted in different states of motion, showing an understanding of static and dynamic positions.

Figures and Legs (verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, Giorgione

1575

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Maurice Marignane [born 1879] (Lugt 1872), Paris; Hubert de Marignane, Paris; purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 1 February 1964; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Woodner Collection I: A Selection of Old Master Drawings before 1700, William H. Schab Gallery, New York and tour, 1971-72, no. 29a (as Domenico Campagnola and verso studies by Tintoretto).

1986

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 19 (as Circle of Titian and verso by Tintoretto).

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 15 (as Circle of Titian or Giulio Campagnola and verso by Tintoretto).

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 15 (as Circle of Titian).

1990

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 19 (as Circle of Titian).

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 31.

Wikidata ID

Q64572459

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