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The image is a sketch of a human figure seen from the back, spanning from head to feet. The person is in a dynamic pose with one arm raised and bent at the elbow, and the other arm extended downward. The facial features are not detailed, with the head shown in profile from behind. The figure's hair is loosely suggested, and there are no clothing details, accessories, or objects present. The background is plain, emphasizing the figure's linework.
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The image is a sketch of a human figure seen from the back, spanning from head to feet. The person is in a dynamic pose with one arm raised and bent at the elbow, and the other arm extended downward. The facial features are not detailed, with the head shown in profile from behind. The figure's hair is loosely suggested, and there are no clothing details, accessories, or objects present. The background is plain, emphasizing the figure's linework.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Striding Youth with His Arms Raised, Seen from Behind

Jacopo Tintoretto

Date
c. 1579
Medium
charcoal on oatmeal paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.3 × 22.2 cm (14 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1975.71.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Standing
  • Venetian
  • male
  • figure
  • Renaissance
Provenance

Private collection; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1975, no. 188, repr. p. 36); NGA purchase (via Yvonne tan Bunzl) in 1975.

Inscription

upper right stamped: 48; lower right effaced inscription

Watermarks

Armillary sphere closest to Briquet 13,991 (Vicenza, 1559)

NGA object ID 55499. 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.