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Male Nude with Left Arm Upraised, and a Further Study of His Head
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Male Nude with Left Arm Upraised, and a Further Study of His Head

Aniello Falcone

1607–56

Medium

Red chalk

Tags

Male Nudes

Dimensions

10 1/2 x 6 5/8in. (26.7 x 16.9cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Henry Walters, 1917

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Aniello Falcone

1607–1656 • Kingdom of Naples

Responsible for religious paintings for many churches in Naples. His only complete surviving fresco cycle is the 'History of Moses' in the Villa Roomer at Barra. He is now remembered mainly for his battle pieces. He died in the plague of 1656. Italian painter, printmaker.

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