Study of a reclining male nude

Formerly attributed to Andrea Sacchi Italian, 1599 - 1661

Artist Anonymous

Periodsecond half of the 17th century

Classification(s)

Art / Drawings

Object TypeDrawing

Extent1 sheet

Registration NumberFAS/D/16

DescriptionRed chalk academic drawing of a reclined male nude. It is possibly the work of a student in Rome during the second half of the 17th century, working in a baroque classicist tradition.Annotations and MarksOn recto, lower left corner, in contemporary brown ink: 'Sachi'; lower right corner on the mount, number: '33' in graphite. Material

Red chalk on laid paper, laid down on a mount and framed by a brown ink pen line.

Technique

Drawing

Place of Manufacture

Rome, Italy

DimensionsSupport: 20.6 x 28.9 cm Mounted (historical): 24.2 x 36 cmProvenanceAcquired for the museum in 1933 from an unknown private collection in Malta. Bibliography

M.A.R. (1933-34) p.xvi/M16, no. 48

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