Reclining Female Nude
early 17th century
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue paper.
Dimensions
7 11/16 x 11 7/16 in. (19.6 x 29.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.539
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Art Historical Context
Domenico Tintoretto, son of the renowned Venetian master Jacopo Tintoretto, crafted this *Reclining Female N* in the early th century, a period when Venice's artistic legacy bridged Mannerism and emerging Baroque dynamism. As a drawing from the illustrious Tintoretto workshop, it captures the sensual curve of the female form in a relaxed, naturalistic pose, reflecting the era's fascination with anatomy and ideal beauty drawn from life models. Executed in black and white chalk on blue prepared paper—a technique favored by Venetian artists for its ability to mimic the glow of flesh under light—...
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