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A kneeling monk

Drawing
ca.1540-1594 (made)
Artist/Maker
Tintoretto, Jacopo (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Study of a monk kneeling, the head thrown back in an attitude of astonishment; For a figure in the 'Assumption'; Black chalk on blue-grey paper, heightened with white, squared for transfer.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleA kneeling monk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk on blue-grey paper, heightened with white, squared for transfer
Grey Paper
Black Chalk
Drawing
Heightening
Brief description
Tintoretto, Jacopo; Study of a monk kneeling, the head thrown back in an attitude of astonishment; For a figure in the 'Assumption'; Black chalk on blue-grey paper, heightened with white, squared for transfer; Italian; ca.1540-1594.
Physical description
Study of a monk kneeling, the head thrown back in an attitude of astonishment; For a figure in the 'Assumption'; Black chalk on blue-grey paper, heightened with white, squared for transfer.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.6in
  • Width: 9.5in
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
Venetian School
Marks and inscriptions
'G. Tintoretto'

Note
Inscribed attribution, recto.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subject depicted
Monk
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.
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. 9 p.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.236

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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