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The image depicts a sketch of a person seated sideways with one leg crossed over the other. The individual has wavy, short hair, facial features with a slight profile view, and is wearing a loose, flowing garment with detailed sketch lines showing folds and creases. The background is lightly sketched with abstract lines and shapes, possibly indicating a wall or draped fabrics. The drawing is done in sepia and light brown hues on a textured background, with no visible jewelry or objects held by the person.
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The image depicts a sketch of a person seated sideways with one leg crossed over the other. The individual has wavy, short hair, facial features with a slight profile view, and is wearing a loose, flowing garment with detailed sketch lines showing folds and creases. The background is lightly sketched with abstract lines and shapes, possibly indicating a wall or draped fabrics. The drawing is done in sepia and light brown hues on a textured background, with no visible jewelry or objects held by the person.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Man

Italian 17th Century

Date
16th century
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.6 x 12 cm (7 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1956.12.3
Credit line
Gift of Lewis Einstein
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • male
  • figure
  • Seated figure
Provenance

Louis Einstein, Paris; gift 1956 to NGA.

NGA object ID 43628. 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.