Who created "River God and Another Male Figure"?

River God and Another Male Figure was created by Charles Antoine Coypel in 18th century.

When was "River God and Another Male Figure" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

Is "River God and Another Male Figure" in the public domain?

Yes, River God and Another Male Figure is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

River God and Another Male Figure

Q: What medium is "River God and Another Male Figure"?

River God and Another Male Figure is Black chalk (stumped) with touches of red chalk, heightened with white; squared in black chalk, framing lines in pen and brown ink.

Charles Antoine Coypel

18th century

Medium

Black chalk (stumped) with touches of red chalk, heightened with white; squared in black chalk, framing lines in pen and brown ink

Dimensions

14 7/16 x 10 11/16 in. (36.7 x 27.1 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1972

Accession Number

1972.224.2

Tags

Male Nudes

Art Historical Context

In the opulent world of 18th-century Rococo art, Charles Antoine Coypel (1694–1752), a leading history painter and son of the renowned Antoine Coypel, created this dynamic drawing titled *River God and Another Male Figure*. director of the Gobelins tapestry factory and a favorite at the court of Louis XV, Coypel often depicted mythological subjects with graceful, sensual forms inspired by classical antiquity. This preparatory study, likely squared for transfer to a larger painting or fresco, captures the muscular vigor of a river deity—possibly Achelous or Neptune—entwined with a companion, ev...

River God and Another Male Figure

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