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A kneeling male figure seen from the rear
A kneeling male figure seen from the rear
Photograph courtesy of the Malta Study Center at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, MUŻA, and Heritage Malta. https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/3142

A kneeling male figure seen from the rear

PeriodEarly 17th century
Classification(s)
Object TypeDrawing
Extent1 sheet
Registration NumberFAS/D/29
DescriptionThis is a preparatory figure drawing for a bigger composition. Depicting a young man on one knee in traditional florentine clothing as seen from the back lifting his right arm. Annotations and MarksOn verso, in brown ink, a oval and the word 'ovato' inscribed in the centre; on verso top right in pencil, '17' in a circle; on verso bottom centre right, in pencil, museum inventory number: '1669-70', 'FAS/D/29','D15.'Material
Graphite and white chalk heightening on laid paper
Technique
Drawing
DimensionsSupport: 28 x 21.2 cmProvenanceAcquired for the museum in 1933 from an unknown private collection in Malta. Published ReferencesM.A.R. (1933-34), p.xvi/M16, no. 51: Purchased by the Museum
Stefania Lumetta, I Grandi Disegni del National Museum of Fine Arts di Valletta, Malta. L'Acquisizione di Vincenzo Bonello negli anni di curatela 1933-34, unpublished thesis, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Scuola di Specializzazione in Beni Storico Artistici, Università degli Studi di Genova, 2013; pp. 76-79
Alternate ID Numbers
  • Inventory Card 1669-70
  • HMML (Hill Museum and Manuscript Library) HMZA 00294
  • HM Object Number 52502
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Public Access
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MuseumMUŻA
Location
  •   Reserve Collection
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