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The image shows a sketch of a nude male figure on the left, posed in a contrapposto stance. The figure has detailed muscular structure, one arm extended and the other holding a draped cloth. A face with short, curly hair is slightly turned. On the right, there are sketches of hands in different positions and angles, as well as a small sketch of a face with curly hair. The background is textured sketch paper with ink and pencil markings.
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The image shows a sketch of a nude male figure on the left, posed in a contrapposto stance. The figure has detailed muscular structure, one arm extended and the other holding a draped cloth. A face with short, curly hair is slightly turned. On the right, there are sketches of hands in different positions and angles, as well as a small sketch of a face with curly hair. The background is textured sketch paper with ink and pencil markings.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto]

Francesco Fontebasso

Date
1730/1732
Medium
pen and brown ink, black chalk, on tan oatmeal paper
Dimensions
overall: 45.2 × 57.2 cm (17 13/16 × 22 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1990.33.1.a
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William N. Cafritz
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Venetian
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Apollo
Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Gallery, London, 1978); (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); (Paul Prouté, Paris); acquired 1990 by NGA.

NGA object ID 71461. 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.