Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right

Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right by Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)

Medium

Pen and brown ink.

Dimensions

12 1/16 x 8 in. (30.6 x 20.3 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.422

Tags

Male Nudes

Art Historical Context

In the mid-15th century, da Verona (also known as Stefano di Giovanni'Arbosio di Francia an Italian artist active in the Veneto region, created this dynamic drawing titled *Bearded Nude Male Running Toward the Right*.ed in pen and brown ink on a modest sheet measuring 12 1/16 x 8 inches (30.6 x 20.3 cm), it captures a bearded male nude in mid-stride, dashing to the right with vigorous energy. Housed in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art since 1975, this work exemplifies the Renaissance fascination with the human form, drawing from classical antiquity to study anatom...

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