A Male Nude Moving to the Left

Tommaso Minardi

Associated Names
Tommaso Minardi

Artist, Italian, 1787 - 1871

The image is a sketch of a male figure in a dynamic pose, holding an elongated object. The figure has distinct facial features and short hair, and is depicted without clothing to highlight muscle detail. The background consists of textured lines indicating depth and movement, with no additional elements present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk, heightened with white chalk on olive-green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.2 x 18.5 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.168.a

Associated Artworks

Drapery Studies

Tommaso Minardi

1787

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York: Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 181 (color)(recto only).

Wikidata ID

Q64633338

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