Banquet Scene: A Seated Warrior Attended by a Number of Servants (recto); Back View of a Standing Man in a Long Cloak (verso)
1536–1614
Medium
Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (verso)
Dimensions
11 x 8 1/4in. (27.9 x 21cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, David L. Klein Jr. Memorial Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number
1975.126
Tags
Art Historical Context
This double-sided drawing by Cesare Nebbia, prominent Italian artist active during the late 16th century (6–1614), the grandeur of Renaissance social life on its recto: a seated warrior at a banquet, attended by a cluster of servants. Rendered in pen and brown ink, the scene evokes the hierarchical rituals of elite dining, with fluid lines suggesting movement and attentiveness among the figures. On the, a solitary standing man in a long cloak is depicted from behind, employing pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk for added depth and shadow—techniques that highlight Nebbia's...
About the Artist
Cesare Nebbia · 1536–1614
Italian painter. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits