Faun Reclining

1660/1680

Ciro Ferri

Associated Names
Ciro Ferri

Artist, Italian, 1634 - 1689

The image depicts a drawing of a man from the hips upward. The man is in a dynamic position, with one arm raised above his head and the other bent at elbow level with the fingers pointing downward. His head is turned slightly to his left as he looks over his shoulder. His facial features include a furrowed brow, a prominent nose, and a slightly open mouth revealing teeth, with a full beard and mustache. The man's hair is short and somewhat curly, adorned with a wreath of leaves and grapes. He is unclothed, showcasing a muscular torso with well-defined anatomical details. The background of the image is plain and unembellished.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Achille Ryhiner, Basel (1731 - 1788) (Lugt 2164 and 3004b). Johann Kaspar Lavater. Falkeisen & Huber, Basel (under Lugt 1008). Unidentified private collector "i." (sale, Stephan List, Frankfurt am Main, 10 April 1970, no. 86); Herbert List [19803-1975], Munich (Lugt 4063); Ursula and Adolf Ratjen, Vaduz, for Wolfgang Ratjen; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1977

  • Stiftung Ratjen. Italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts, Graphische Sammlung, Munich; Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin; Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Kunstmuseum, Dusseldorf; Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart. Munich, 1977, no. 87.

1979

  • Zeichnungen Italienischer Meister aus den Sammlungen Schloss Fachsenfeld, Stiftung Ratjen Vaduz, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Kunstmuseum Lucerne. Kunstmuseum Lucerne, 1979, no. 156 (not reproduced).

1995

  • Fünfzig italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts aus der Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz, Liechtensteinischen Staatlichen Kunstsammlung, Vaduz, 1995, no. 30.

1996

  • Italian Drawings from the Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz. The Frick Collection, New York, 1996, no. 30.

2011

  • Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1525-1835, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 201, no. 36.

Bibliography

1980

  • Turner, Nicholas. Italian Baroque Drawings c. 1620 to c. 1700. London, 1980: 66, under no. 24.

1986

  • Davis, Bruce W. The Drawings of Ciro Ferri. New York, 1986: 231.

1999

  • Turner, Nicholas, and Rhoda Eitel-Porter. Roman Baroque Drawings c. 1620 to c. 1700. British Museum, London, 1999: 66, under no. 100.

Inscriptions

lower left, brown ink, Ciro fer; on mount, bottom, brown ink, by Johann Kasper Lavater, Allso die Stirn und der Blick und die Nas' und die Lippe der Geilheit./3.2.1788/L.; below, graphite, Lavater scripsit; verso, upper right, brown ink [vertically], Portefeuille No 9 Dessin No 40, and upper left [vertically], Achille Ryhiner

Wikidata ID

Q64540055

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