Nude Male Figure, Rear View
Giovanni da San Giovanni
18th century
Medium
Red and black chalk on buff paper
Dimensions
15-1/8 x 10-1/8 in. (38.4 x 25.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Accession Number
80.3.263
Tags
Male Nudes
About the Artist
Giovanni da San Giovanni · 1592–1636
Giovanni da San Giovanni, born Giovanni Mannozzi on March 20, 1592, in San Giovanni Valdarno, emerged as one of the most vibrant and idiosyncratic painters of early Baroque Florence. He trained under the esteemed Matteo Rosselli, a leading figure in the city's artistic scene, and honed his skills in architectural perspective with Giulio Parigi, whose influence imbued his work with dynamic spatial ...