Figure and Drapery studies (recto); Three Studies of a Male Torso for the 'Coronation of Marcantonio Pasqualini' (verso)
Andrea Sacchi
1641
Medium
red and white chalk (recto), red chalk (verso) on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 11/16 in. (27.7 x 39.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2003
Accession Number
2003.109
Tags
HandsMale Nudes
About the Artist
Andrea Sacchi · 1599–1661
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