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The image is a sketch showing the full body of a person from behind. The person appears to be in a slightly twisting position, with their upper body turned to the right and their lower body facing forward. Their head is turned to the left, with hair that seems to be wrapped or styled upward. The person appears to be draped in cloth that wraps around their torso and lower body, which is depicted with smooth, flowing lines suggesting folds and depth. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held. The background of the image is simple and plain, with no additional elements. The drawing is rendered on a textured paper.
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The image is a sketch showing the full body of a person from behind. The person appears to be in a slightly twisting position, with their upper body turned to the right and their lower body facing forward. Their head is turned to the left, with hair that seems to be wrapped or styled upward. The person appears to be draped in cloth that wraps around their torso and lower body, which is depicted with smooth, flowing lines suggesting folds and depth. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects being held. The background of the image is simple and plain, with no additional elements. The drawing is rendered on a textured paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Man Seen from Behind [recto]

Taddeo Zuccaro

Date
c. 1555
Medium
red chalk heightened with white on laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 34.4 x 18.3 cm (13 9/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1972.4.2.a
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • Standing
  • male
  • figure
Provenance

Charles Gasc, 1860 (Lugt 1068); A.P.E. Gasc (Lugt 1131); (Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London, 1971); NGA purchase in 1972.

NGA object ID 53111. 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.