A Kneeling Friar in Prayer

c. 1620/1630

Lazzaro Tavarone

Associated Names
Lazzaro Tavarone

Artist, Genoese, 1556 - 1641

The image displays a sketch of a person viewed from behind, shown in a kneeling position with hands openly held together in front as if in prayer. The person is depicted wearing a long robe with wide sleeves and a hood, cinched at the waist with a belt. The figure's short, neatly kept hair is visible, but facial features are not shown. The sketch is done in charcoal or pencil on brown paper, creating a textured background emphasizing the fabric folds of the robe. No additional context is provided in the plain background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and white chalk on red prepared laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27 × 12 cm (10 5/8 × 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.113.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bertolini Arte, Vicenza.(sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 19 January 2022, no. 12) (Galerie de Bayser, Paris); purchased 2022 by NGA.

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