Apollo

c. 1510/1540

Italian 16th Century

Associated Names
This drawing shows a man standing with his weight shifted onto one leg. His right arm is raised above his head, and faint lines seem to indicate that he is holding something, but the object is indistinct. His left arm is out by his side, holding a draped cloth that is tied across his chest and billows behind him. Other than that cloth, the man is nude. His facial features are faint, showing only a pointed nose, dark eyes, thin lips in a neutral expression, and short hair styled close to his head. The drawing is made of red lines, and the background is plain beige paper, which appears to have some faint stains and areas of gray discoloration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 25.7 x 14 cm (10 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.56.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Alfredo Viggiano (Lugt Supp.191a). (Hans M. Calmann [1899-1982], London); acquired 1972 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:200.

1984

  • DeGrazia 1984, 98 (as Parmese artist).

Wikidata ID

Q64578961

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