Study of a male nude figure with scale of proportions: P.12699-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of a male nude figure with scale of proportions

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Fabri, Giovanni
Draughtsman: Passarotti, Bartolommeo (Attributed to)
Draughtsman: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Previously attributed)

Entities

Print

Categories

Print

Notes

History note: From the collection of Sir E.J. Poynter (1836-1919) [Lugt 874]

Measurements and weight

Height: 446 mm
Width: 299 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Dating

18th century
Circa 1764 - 1777

Note

In the same direction as the drawing (PD.122-1961)

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Dedication to Stanislas II August, King of Poland by Francis Albergati Capacelli.

Text: Dal disegno originale di Michel Angelo Bonarota/ Dedicato all Sa.RI Majesta di Stanislao Augusto Re di Polonia/ da Francesco Albergati Capacelli
Location: Plate lower centre
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Inscription

Text: G. Fabbri f.
Location: Plate lower right
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Signature

Inscription present: Lugt 874 (stamped twice, one fainter)

Text: EJP
Location: Image lower left
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Stamp

References and bibliographic entries

Anatomy
Plastische Anatomie page(s): 526 ff.
Italian Drawings at Windsor Castle page(s): 245
'Domniemany rysunek Michal Aniola ze zbiorów Stanislawa Augusta Poniatowskiego' page(s): 438-442
Drawings from the Collection of Louis C.G. Clarke, LL.D., 1881-1960 page(s): 45
Michelangelo and the Language of Art page(s): 384, 388
Bartolommeo Passarotti
The Ingenious Machine of Nature page(s): 48, 160
'Ješt_ autorství údajné Michelangelovy Kresby v Brné' page(s): 89-98

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.12699-R
Primary reference Number: 185428
Le Blanc: 8
Lugt: 874
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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