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The image shows a man in a bent-forward stance, with his upper body and head visible. His profile is turned to the side, displaying a side view of his face. The man has curly hair and seems to be wearing a hat or hood. He wears a long robe or tunic with gathered sleeves and a belt around his waist. The man is reaching forward with both hands. The background is a simple, flat surface with a plain texture and light shading.
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The image shows a man in a bent-forward stance, with his upper body and head visible. His profile is turned to the side, displaying a side view of his face. The man has curly hair and seems to be wearing a hat or hood. He wears a long robe or tunic with gathered sleeves and a belt around his waist. The man is reaching forward with both hands. The background is a simple, flat surface with a plain texture and light shading.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Man Looking Out a Window

Bonifacio de' Pitati

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 19.2 x 17.8 cm (7 9/16 x 7 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1991.150.16
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • Standing
  • male
  • figure
Provenance

R.M. Light and Co.-Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Inscription

by later hand, upper center verso in brown ink: alpheran

NGA object ID 73468. 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.