Seated Female Figure with Upraised Arms, Facing Right
mid-15th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk
Dimensions
6 13/16 x 4 5/8 in. (17.3 x 11.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Italian, Verona
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.260
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, *Seated Female Figure Upraised Arms, Facing*, hails from the Veronese School in mid-15th-century Italy, a vibrant hub of early Renaissance art in Verona. Created with pen and brown ink over faint traces of black chalk, measures just 6 13/16 x 4 5/8 inches, revealing its intimate scale as a preparatory study likely sketched from life or imagination. In Verona's artistic circles, influenced by masters like Andrea Mantegna, draughtsmen refined anatomical precision and expressive poses through such works. The black chalk underdrawing provided a subtle guide for the fluid, c...