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The image shows an individual with the upper half of their body visible, turned slightly away from the viewer. The person's head is in profile with a partial view of the face, and the hair appears short and styled close to the head. They are clothed in a robe that drapes loosely around their shoulders and arms, with detailed fabric suggesting a flowing garment. In their hand, they hold a cluster of leaves or branches. The background is a soft, muted tone with no distinct details. The artwork is bordered by an oval frame with decorative lines surrounding it.
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The image shows an individual with the upper half of their body visible, turned slightly away from the viewer. The person's head is in profile with a partial view of the face, and the hair appears short and styled close to the head. They are clothed in a robe that drapes loosely around their shoulders and arms, with detailed fabric suggesting a flowing garment. In their hand, they hold a cluster of leaves or branches. The background is a soft, muted tone with no distinct details. The artwork is bordered by an oval frame with decorative lines surrounding it.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Monk [verso]

Fra Bartolommeo

Date
c. 1500
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white over (black chalk?) on laid paper
Dimensions
Overall (oval): 9.1 x 10.3 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/16 in.) support: 10.4 x 11.3 cm (4 1/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1973.10.1.b
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Florentine
  • male
  • figure
  • Torso
  • Drapery study
Provenance

Alfred Beurdeley (sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 8-10 June 1920, no. 14, as attr. to Lorenzo di Credi, bought in); André Beurdeley (sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 20 June 1961, no. 4, pl. B, as attr. to Lorenzo di Credi); (Wildenstein & Co., New York); George Bernier; NGA purchase in 1973.

Inscription

upper right affixed stamp with printed number: 423

NGA object ID 53592. 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.