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The image shows a full-body sketch of a person standing in profile. The individual is facing to the right, with one leg slightly bent. The face is depicted in profile with minimal detail, and the hair appears covered by a head wrap or turban. The person is dressed in a long robe with a sash tied at the waist and loose-fitting trousers tucked into high boots or wrappings. The person is holding a long stick or staff in one hand and the other hand is raised with fingers pointed. The background is plain and unadorned, highlighting the detailed lines of the figure.
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The image shows a full-body sketch of a person standing in profile. The individual is facing to the right, with one leg slightly bent. The face is depicted in profile with minimal detail, and the hair appears covered by a head wrap or turban. The person is dressed in a long robe with a sash tied at the waist and loose-fitting trousers tucked into high boots or wrappings. The person is holding a long stick or staff in one hand and the other hand is raised with fingers pointed. The background is plain and unadorned, highlighting the detailed lines of the figure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Standing Man Leaning on a Stick

Salvator Rosa

Date
c. 1662
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash, laid down on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 16.9 × 9 cm (6 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.) (irregular) mount: 22.4 × 17.9 cm (8 13/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.75.5
Credit line
The Edith Tanenbaum Rudolf Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Costume
  • Sword
  • Man
Provenance

Probably Queen Christina of Sweden [1626-1689], Rome; probably bequest to Decio Cardinal Azzolino [1623-1689], Rome; probably by descent to his nephew, Marchese Pompeo Azzolino [d. 1696], Rome; probably sold to Prince Livio Odescalchi, [1653 - 1713], Rome; by descent to Prince Ladislao Odescalchi [1920-2000], until at least 1965. (sale, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, Berlin, 1974, no. B6). (Stanza del Borgo, Milan). New York art market? William Rudolf, Hamden, CT; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Inscription

by later hand, upper right of album sheet in brown ink: 6; by later hand, upper right of album sheet in graphite: S. R.; by later hand, lower left of album sheet in graphite: M. 46.11

NGA object ID 213177. 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.