A Male Herm

c. 1669

Domenico Maria Canuti

Associated Names
Domenico Maria Canuti

Artist, Bolognese, 1620 - 1684

The image is a drawing of a person from the waist up. The person is in a pose with both arms raised above their head, showing the torso. The face is slightly tilted upward in a profile view with defined facial features and curly hair. The person is not clothed, highlighting the body's contours, musculature, and shading. There are no accessories or visible objects, and the background is minimalistic, emphasizing the central figure through shading and lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal and white heightening on tan paper

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 43 x 29.2 cm (16 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.62.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Italy; (Spink-Leger, London); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2023

  • Looking Up: Studies for Ceilings, 1550-1800, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in brown ink: 115; by later hand, lower right in brown ink on mount: 118; by later hand, lower center in brown ink on mount: Giovanni Lanfranco

Wikidata ID

Q64541072

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