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The image is a drawing depicting a person in a curled position. The person's head, back, and arms are visible as they lean forward with their head near their arm. The facial features are softly rendered in profile with short, textured hair. The body is depicted with minimal detailing, focusing on contours and curves. There are no visible clothing details. The background is a muted blue or grey tone with speckling, likely representing paper texture.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Man Lifting a Bundle
Leandro Bassano
- Date
- c. 1592
- Medium
- charcoal with red and white chalk on blue paper (laid on modern blue paper)
- Dimensions
- overall: 22.4 × 28.5 cm (8 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2007.111.47
- Credit line
- Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Italian
- Man
Provenance
Nicolo Sagredo [1606-1676], Venice; Zaccaria Sagredo [1653-1729], Venice, the so-called "Sagredo-Borghese Album"(1); Jacques Petithory [1929-1992) (not in Lugt), Paris; Wolfgang Ratjen [1943-1997], Vaduz and Munich; purchased by NGA, 2007. (1) See Palais des Congrès, _Catalogue de l'exposition de dessins italiens du XVe au XVIIIe s. de la collection H. de Marignane_, Monte Carlo, 1966.
NGA object ID 139316. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.