Study of a seated male nude: 2253

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of a seated male nude
Sketch repeated but reversed

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Tintoretto, Jacopo (Jacopo Robusti)

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon; on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 1933-1937

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 301 mm
Width: 207 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

Sketch verso perhaps traced through from the recto.

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Charcoal on buff paper, squared for enlargement and transfer

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: this the same hand as on many drawings by Tintoretto or his school

Text: G. Tint (oretto)
Location: Lower right-hand corner
Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2253
Primary reference Number: 7953
Lugt: 2364
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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