The Medici Wrestlers, side view, turned to right [plate 35]

1638

François Perrier

Associated Names
François Perrier

Artist, French, 1594 - 1649

This is an image of a wrestling match between two muscular figures. The figures are engaged in a physical struggle on a textured ground, with one positioned on top of the other. In the background, there are architectural elements, including large arches resembling ancient Roman architecture. The figures are depicted with detailed line work emphasizing their musculature and the intensity of their interaction.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.05 × 17.62 cm (7 1/2 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.29 × 22.23 cm (13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.126.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 76

  • Volume Title

    Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe: no. 76.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 35 FPB [monogram]

Watermarks

HT [?] with bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q77260774

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