Leg and Drapery Study [verso]

Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Associated Names
Giuseppe Maria Crespi

Artist, Bolognese, 1665 - 1747

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 34.2 x 26.8 cm (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.84.1.b

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Associated Artworks

The image shows a drawing of a person in a crouching position, depicted from head to toe. The individual's head is slightly tilted with their eyes looking forward. They have short, smooth hair and a detailed face. They are dressed in a loose-fitting, long-sleeved shirt. The drawing emphasizes the muscles and contours of the limbs, particularly the forearm and leg. One arm is extended outward with the hand facing up. The background is plain with a textured paper surface.

Young Peasant Seated on the Ground [recto]

Giuseppe Maria Crespi

1665

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 27 June 1974, no. 30, as by Ceruti): (Baskett & Day); acquired 1976 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in later hand, upside down, upper right: 69 (encircled);upper left: 037917; lower left: 269; lower center: Italian [?] (al l in graphite)

Wikidata ID

Q64536840

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