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Léon Davent after Francesco Primaticcio

Associated Names
Léon Davent

Artist, French, active 1540 - 1556

Francesco Primaticcio

Artist After, Italian, 1504 - 1570

This is a drawing of a reclining figure in a classical setting. The drawing depicts a figure lying with a relaxed posture, draped in flowing garments that are intricately detailed with lines and shading. The figure wears a helmet adorned with a plume and holds an object in one hand. Architectural elements are present, such as a rolled structure resembling a scroll or column at the figure's side. The figure's legs are extended, with one knee bent. The entire scene is framed within an arched border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (quarter circle): 15.5 × 20.3 cm (6 1/8 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.1038

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Zerner 1969, no. 45

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1969

  • Zerner, Henri. Ecole de Fontainebleau, gravures.Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1969. English ed. The School of Fontainebleau, etchings and engravings. London: Thames and Hudson, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65573666

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