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The image shows a full-body sketch of a seated figure from head to toe. The person is seated with one leg crossed over the other, leaning slightly forward, and holding a book or a board on a stand with their left hand. The figure's head is angled downwards towards the object, with short textured hair. They are draped in minimal cloth around the waist. The drawing emphasizes the body's contours and musculature with a light tone against a dark background. The background is a plain blue surface, providing a stark contrast to the figure.
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The image shows a full-body sketch of a seated figure from head to toe. The person is seated with one leg crossed over the other, leaning slightly forward, and holding a book or a board on a stand with their left hand. The figure's head is angled downwards towards the object, with short textured hair. They are draped in minimal cloth around the waist. The drawing emphasizes the body's contours and musculature with a light tone against a dark background. The background is a plain blue surface, providing a stark contrast to the figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Man Sitting on a Stool Reading a Book (recto); The Fall of Man (a fragment of the lower part) (verso)

Florentine 15th Century (possibly Domenico Veneziano or Luca della Robbia)

Date
c. 1450
Medium
pen and brown ink heightened with white gouache on laid paper (recto); black chalk with pen and brown ink (verso)
Dimensions
sheet: 21.6 x 13.9 cm (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.91.1
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund and Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Renaissance
  • Book
  • Man
  • furniture
Provenance

Pim van Eekelen (1923-1984), Netherlands (20th century) (Lugt 5101). (sale, Bassenge, Berlin, 5 June 2009, no. 6182); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA

Inscription

none

Marks

recto: none; verso: Pim van Eekelen (Lugt 5101)

NGA object ID 144549. 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.