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Drawing

ca. 1635-1673 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rosa, Salvator (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Sheet of studies; A recumbent figure of a half-naked man, raises his right arm as if to ward off a blow. On the reverse is a slight sketch of a tall man, standing and praying to another person, who is seated on a stone, under a tree, with a book in his lap; Pen and sepia.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and sepia
Pen
Sepia
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing; A recumbent figure of a half-naked man; Rosa, Salvator; Neapolitan School; ca. 1635-1673.
Physical description
Sheet of studies; A recumbent figure of a half-naked man, raises his right arm as if to ward off a blow. On the reverse is a slight sketch of a tall man, standing and praying to another person, who is seated on a stone, under a tree, with a book in his lap; Pen and sepia.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5in
  • Width: 7.1in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Neapolitan School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Men
Tree
Book
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, p. 82. The following is the full text of the entry: 802 Reclining male figure, partly draped Pen and ink 4 ½ X 7 1/8 (114 X 180) Dyce 350 PROVENANCE J. Thane (Lugt 1544): Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no.350 (as by Rosa); Mahoney, 68.2 The drawing is laid down on another sheet of paper, but a drawing of a seated man in pen and ink can be seen on the verso against a light. Mahoney dates the drawing stylistically in the early 1660s.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.350

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Record createdSeptember 18, 2009
Record URL
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