Man Seated by a Palm Tree

c. 1510/1515

Benedetto Montagna

Associated Names
Benedetto Montagna

Artist, Italian, c. 1480 - 1555 or 1558

The image shows most of a person's body, seated on rocky terrain. The person is in a sitting position with one knee raised, holding onto a palm tree. The person's face is shown in profile, with curly, shoulder-length hair and distinct facial features. They are wearing a draped garment, resembling a classical robe. Surrounding them is a rocky landscape with uneven and textured ground. In the background, there is a palm tree, and there are initials "B" and "M" along with "Guidotti fo." at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.2 x 8 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6243

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hind 'Engravings', Vol. 5, p.183, no. 31, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • A Century of Progress, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1933, no. 95, repro.

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 87.

Bibliography

1938

  • Hind, Arthur M. Early Italian Engraving; a critical catalogue with complete reproductions of all the prints described. 7 vols. London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., 1938-1948.

1973

  • Levenson et al. 1973, no.128.

Wikidata ID

Q65019157

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