Roman Statue of a Standing Woman

Jacques-Louis David

Associated Names
Jacques-Louis David

Artist, French, 1748 - 1825

This is a drawing of a draped figure. The image depicts a standing figure wrapped in flowing garments. The drapery is detailed, emphasizing folds and shadows. The background is left bare, bringing focus to the figure. The sketch appears to be rendered with a light, monotone wash. The attention to the contour lines and shading highlights the three-dimensional quality of the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall (approximate): 21.3 x 14.3 cm (8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.)
    support: 22.9 x 16.6 cm (9 x 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.21.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rosenberg and Prat 2002, no. 682

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jules David (Lugt 1437)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2022

  • Jacques Louis David: Radical Draftsman, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2022, no. 10.

Bibliography

1978

  • Paris, Paul Prouté. Dessins Originaux: Anciens et Modernes. 1978: no. 58, F.5 (c).

1979

  • Paris, Galerie de Bayser. Louis David 1748-1825, Dessins du premier sejour romain 1755-1780. 1-15 Dec. 1979: Lot 19.

2002

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Louis-Antoine Prat. Jacques-Louis David, 1748-1825: Catalogue raisonné des dessins. 2 vols. Milan, 2002, 1: 517, no. 682.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower left in ink: azzo giustiniani; inlater hand, upper center verso in graphite on mount: 12 (encirc led)

Wikidata ID

Q64580131

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