The image shows a drawing of a person in a dynamic stance. The figure is in mid-motion with one arm raised and bent at the elbow, and the other arm extended outward, holding a long staff or club across their chest. The facial features are exaggerated, with a large, curved nose, a pronounced chin, and focused eyes. The person's hair is styled under a head covering. The clothing is loosely draped, giving a sense of flowing movement, with sketchily drawn folds and contours. The figure is holding a staff-like object. The background is plain, with a light, textured paper, providing no additional scenery or context.
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The image shows a drawing of a person in a dynamic stance. The figure is in mid-motion with one arm raised and bent at the elbow, and the other arm extended outward, holding a long staff or club across their chest. The facial features are exaggerated, with a large, curved nose, a pronounced chin, and focused eyes. The person's hair is styled under a head covering. The clothing is loosely draped, giving a sense of flowing movement, with sketchily drawn folds and contours. The figure is holding a staff-like object. The background is plain, with a light, textured paper, providing no additional scenery or context.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Tormentor With Tongs

Follower of Taddeo Zuccaro

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 17.1 x 10.7 cm (6 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.17
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Portrait
  • Man
Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1965, as Tuscan School, 16th Century; stock no. on the verso in graphite: D28060); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1965; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

NGA object ID 143667. 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.