Seated Peasant

Francesco Zuccarelli

Associated Names
Francesco Zuccarelli

Artist, Venetian, 1702 - 1788

The drawing depicts the upper part of a person's body, from the waist up. The figure is seated and appears to be slightly hunched forward, with their arms bent at the elbows and hands resting in their lap. The facial features are detailed, showing an expressive face with prominent cheekbones, a pronounced nose, and tightly pursed lips. The hair is curly and appears to be receding or thinning, adding texture around the head. The person is wearing a buttoned garment with visible seams; the garment looks like it has a loose fit. The background is plain and unadorned, focusing attention solely on the drawn figure.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Duc de Talleyrand, Saint Brice-Sous-Forêt. (Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, Ltd., London, 1994); Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1993

  • Eighteenth Cetnury Venetian Drawings, Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1993 - 1994, no. 11.

Bibliography

1958

  • Morassi, Antonio. Dessins Vénitiens du Dix-huitième Siécle de la Collection du Duc de Talleyrand. Milan, 1958: no. 77.

Inscriptions

lower right in chalk: 3 or Z; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 43; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Zuccarelli

Wikidata ID

Q64562443

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