a) Study of a Man Kneeling, Looking Upward (recto); b) Studies of the Same Figure (verso)

c. 1733

Francesco Fontebasso

Associated Names
Francesco Fontebasso

Artist, Venetian, 1709 - 1769

The image shows the back view of a person's upper body from head to knees. The person is kneeling with their body slightly turned to the right, arms extended upward and hands joined. The individual has wavy, shoulder-length hair. The muscular structure of their back and arms is detailed. The person is wearing a draped garment covering the lower part of their torso and falling over one leg. There are no visible accessories or objects in their hands. The background is mostly blank, with minimal sketch lines suggesting a surface or ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    a) pen and brown ink on laid paper b) pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Robert B. Loper

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.9 × 13.3 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/4 in.)
    mount: 26.8 × 19.4 cm (10 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.51.1.a-b

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie’s, Paris, 26 June 2002, no. 54); private collection; (sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 26 January 2022, lot 27); (C.G. Boerner, New York); purchased by NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

a) by later hand, lower right of mount in graphite: 5
b) by later hand, upper verso in graphite: 49 S. Ricci

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