Figures Before Altar in Church (recto); Half-Length Male Nude, Looking Upward to Right (verso)
Medium
Red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored) (recto), and red chalk (verso), on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper
Dimensions
27.8 × 17.9 cm (11 × 7 1/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112519
Art Historical Context
This exquisite double-sided drawing, executed in the style of 17th-century Florentine Baroque artist Francesco Furini, captures intimate scenes on both recto and verso. The recto depicts *Figures Before Altar in Church*, portraying worshippers in a dimly lit ecclesiastical setting, evoking the spiritual intensity of Baroque religious art. Flipped over, the verso reveals aHalf-Length Male Nude Looking Upward to Right a dynamic study of the male form with dramatic upward gaze, highlighting Furini's fascination with sensual anatomy and emotional expression—influenced by Caravaggio'sbrism. Crafte...