A Male Nude Kneeling

Pelagio Palagi

Associated Names
Pelagio Palagi

Artist, Italian, 1775 - 1860

The image shows a sketch of a male figure in a dynamic pose. His body is visible, shown in a kneeling position with one leg raised. His head is slightly tilted downward, with one arm above his head and the other lowered. The figure has curly hair, minimal facial features, and is not wearing any clothing. The sketch uses lines and hatching to depict the muscular form, with no background details present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.8 x 21.1 cm (11 3/4 x 8 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.181

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).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: 1.81.6

Watermarks

present, but not deciphered

Wikidata ID

Q64619283

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