Portrait of Rambaldo, graf von Collalto
Medium
Black chalk, brush and gray ink. Tacked down on white board. Incised.
Dimensions
6 x 5 3/16 in. (15.2 x 13.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.95.2814
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 17th portraiture with *Portrait of Rambaldo, von Collalto*, a drawing by an anonymous Flemish artist. Created using black chalk, brush, gray ink, this small work (just 6 x 5 3/16 inches) captures the nobleman—likely a member of the prominent Italian Collalto family, known for their influence in Venetian and Austrian nobility. Tacked to a white board and featuring incised lines, it at a preparatory study, possibly for transfer to another medium like engraving or painting, a common practice in Northern European workshops. The technique showcases the precision of ...