Reclining Female Nude
early 17th century
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Dimensions
7 13/16 x 11 1/4 in. (19.9 x 28.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.534
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Art Historical Context
Domenico Tintoretto, son of the renowned Venetian master Jacopo Tintoretto, created *Reclining Femaleude* in the early17th century, a period bridging the late Renaissance and emerging Baroque styles. As a skilled draftsman in the Venetian tradition, Domenico specialized in lively figure studies that captured the human form with dynamic energy and anatomical precision. This intimate drawing, measuring just under 8 by 11 inches, exemplifies ability to convey sensuality and volume in a preparatory sketch, likely intended for larger oil paintings or frescoes common in Venetian workshops. Rendered...
About the Artist
Domenico Tintoretto
Son and assistant of the famous Venetian painter, Jacopo Robusti, called Tintoretto. He is known primarily as a portrait painter, although Domenico executed other subjects as well. Comment on works: religious, mythology, Portraits