Man Tugging on Sheet: Study for the Entombment [Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, 1596]
![Man Tugging on Sheet: Study for the Entombment [Sacristy of the Certosa di San Martino, Naples, 1596] by Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/aic/thumb/man-tugging-on-sheet-study-for-the-entombment-aic-81619.webp)
Medium
Red chalk on tan laid paper, laid down on card
Dimensions
24.8 × 16.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81619
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings department of the Institute of Chicago, this red chalk drawing on tan laid paper captures Giuseppe Cesari, known asaliere d'Arpino, at the height of his late Mannerist career. Titled *Man Tugging on Sheet Study for the Entomb*, the 1595/96 work (24.8 × 16.7 cm) depicts a dynamic figure straining to pull a shroud, serving as a preparatory sketch for the grand fresco in the Sacristy of Certosa di San Martino in Naples, completed in 1596. Cesari, a Roman painter favored by popes and cardinals, blended elegant Mannerist elongation with emerging naturalism, foreshadowing ...