Studies of a Classical Figure

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Artist, Italian, 1727 - 1785

The drawing depicts the upper bodies of two overlapping male figures. The foremost figure is in profile facing right, with his head slightly turned towards the viewer. Both figures have bearded faces with minimal facial features and curly hair. They wear robes or togas with highlighted folds. The figure in the foreground has his hand down at his side. The background is plain, and the sketch is on beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk heightened with white on light brown prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 10.1 cm (8 11/16 x 4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.24

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sabin Galleries, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, cat 9.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: Cipriani

Wikidata ID

Q64572313

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