Seated Man Scratching His Leg
Adam Elsheimer
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink on tan laid paper laid down on white Japanese paper
Dimensions
12.6 × 12.6 cm (5 × 5 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81164
About the Artist
Adam Elsheimer · 1578–1610
Elsheimer's meticulously detailed small paintings on copper would establish him as the most influential artist to follow Albrecht Dürer. He most likely arrived in Italy ca. 1598, where he quite possibly was associated with Hans Rottenhammer, and then moved to Rome in 1600, where he remained until his death. Comment on works: Landscapes; Religious.