Study of the head and torso of a male nude, his right hand on his head, his left clasped around his body: 3131

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of the head and torso of a male nude, his right hand on his head, his left clasped around his body
Study of a seated male, nude, seen from behind

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Carracci, Annibale

Entities

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 273 mm
Width: 363 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1876) by VanSittart, Augustus Arthur

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

White chalk
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue-grey)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: black chalk, heightened with white verso: black chalk, heightened with white, on blue-grey paper

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3131
Primary reference Number: 7233
Stable URI

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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