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Back View of a Seated Male Nude

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Back View of a Seated Male Nude

1599–1661

Medium

Red chalk on pale brown paper

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Dimensions

15-5/8 x 10-7/16 in. (39.7 x 26.5 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1964

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea Sacchi

1599–1661 • Papal States

Son and pupil of Benedetto Sacchi. He then worked with Francesco Albano and studied Raphael, Polidoro da Caravaggio and the artists of antiquity. He later trained numerous pupils, most notably Lauri, Gazzi and Carlo Maratti. Comment on works: Portrait; History

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