Figure of an Archer [recto]

c. 1500

Style of Pietro Perugino

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Artist

Pietro Perugino

Related Artist, Umbrian, c. 1450 - 1523

The image shows a person standing in a slightly bent posture with their legs apart, drawing a bow. The individual is seen in a profile view with one arm extended forward holding the bow and the other drawn back. The person's face is partially obscured by the arm holding the bow string, but the visible profile shows a pointed nose and a smooth facial outline. The individual has long, wavy hair covered by a cap or headband. They are wearing a tunic-like garment with intricate patterns resembling scales or feathers on the shoulder and waist area, along with a fitted stocking or leg band on one leg. A quiver of arrows is attached to their back. The background is plain with light shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper; tracing marks on some of the outlines of the archer

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 26.9 x 13.2 cm (10 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.20.1.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows the upper half of a person standing in profile, facing right. The individual has a bald head and distinct facial features with a focused expression. They are wearing draped clothing with intricate detailing. The upper part of the image hints at a horse and rider. The image is monochromatic with a textured, neutral background.

Rider and Standing Draped Man, after the Antique [verso]

Anonymous Artist

1500

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Padre Sebastiano Resta; Giovanni Matteo Marchetti, Bishop of Arezzo; Cavalier Marchetti of Pistoia; John Lord Somers (Lugt 2981); The Marquis of Tweeddale; (sale, Sotheby's London, 21 October 1963); (Schaeffer Galleries, New York); acquired 1974 by the NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 14.

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

1997

  • "Pietro Perugino: Master of the Italian Renaissance", The Grand Rapids Art Museum, 1997-1998, no. 19.

Bibliography

1976

  • Feinblatt, Ebria. Old master drawings from American collections. Los Angeles, 1976: 20.

Wikidata ID

Q64632815

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