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Drawing

ca. 1580-1601 (made)
Artist/Maker
Carracci, Agostino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Naked man reclining on drapery, he holds his left hand to hide his face, and clasps one of his knees with the other; Pen and ink, slightly tinted with flesh colour.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, slightly tinted with flesh colour
Pen
Drawing
Brief description
Carracci, Agostino; Naked man reclining on drapery, he holds his left hand to hide his face, and clasps one of his knees with the other; Pen and ink, slightly tinted with flesh colour; Bolognese School; ca. 1580-1601.
Physical description
Naked man reclining on drapery, he holds his left hand to hide his face, and clasps one of his knees with the other; Pen and ink, slightly tinted with flesh colour.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6in
  • Width: 11.5in
Of an irregular form, the top corners cut off. 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
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collections - Jonathan Richardson, senior, and Thomas Hudson.
Subjects depicted
Nude
Man
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 I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 242. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN: late 16th century 569 Reclining male nude Inscribed on the back in ink ‘Lot 8 H’; and again in a different hand on a piece of paper pasted on the back of the mount ‘Agostino. From the collections of Richardson and Hudson’ Pen and ink 8 ½ x 11 ½ (216 x 293) Dyce 290 PROVENANCE J. Richardson, Sr (Lugt 2183); T. Hudson (Lugt 2432); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce catalogue no. 290 (as by Agostino Carracci)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.290

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
Record URL
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