A Man Looking Out a Window
1401 to 1500
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
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.150.16
About the Artist
Bonifacio de' Pitati · 1487–1553
Italian painter who may have worked in the studio of Palma Vecchio. His works ca. 1528 reflect the influence of the contemporary Venetian style, as well as older masters such as Bellini and Giorgione. His paintings began to depart from the traditional styles after 1528, employing more dynamism and narrative interest. In 1529 he was commissioned to execute wall paintings for the Palazzo dei Camerle...