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The image is a sketch of a person seen from behind, in a walking or gesturing pose. The figure has curly hair, and their right arm is extended forward. The clothing is depicted with loose strokes to show folds and movement. The background is plain. The sketch has a rough and expressive style with strong lines and shading.
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The image is a sketch of a person seen from behind, in a walking or gesturing pose. The figure has curly hair, and their right arm is extended forward. The clothing is depicted with loose strokes to show folds and movement. The background is plain. The sketch has a rough and expressive style with strong lines and shading.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Young Man with a Staff

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Date
c. 1765
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 15.9 x 10.5 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.24.1
Credit line
Gift of Kate Ganz, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Standing
  • Venetian
  • boy
  • figure
Inscription

by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: Guardi U

NGA object ID 72092. 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.