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Figure and Drapery studies (recto); Three Studies of a Male Torso for the 'Coronation of Marcantonio Pasqualini' (verso)
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Figure and Drapery studies (recto); Three Studies of a Male Torso for the 'Coronation of Marcantonio Pasqualini' (verso)

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2003

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Andrea Sacchi

1599–1661Papal 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