Bearded Nude Male Figure Running Toward the Right
mid-15th century
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
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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...