Seated Draped Figure
early 18th century
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper.
Dimensions
12 x 9 11/16 in. (30.5 x 24.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1963
Accession Number
63.105
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About this artwork
This drawings titled "Seated Draped Figure" by François Le Moyne dates to early 18th century. Executed in black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper., this work exemplifies the craftsmanship associated with Drawings and Prints. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scho...
Art Historical Context
François Le Moyne *Seated Draped*, created in the early 18th century, the elegance of the human form through a masterful study in black chalk heightened with white on blue paper. Measuring 12 x 9 11/16 inches, this drawing exemplifies the preparatory sketches favored by artists of the French Rococo period, where fluid lines and subtle tonal modeling conveyed movement and texture in drapery. Le Moyne, a prominent history painter and member of the Académie Royale drew inspiration from the Baroque grandeur of Rubens while pioneering a lighter, more decorative style that influenced later masters l...