Standing Academy
c. 1587
Medium
Red and black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream board
Dimensions
41.7 × 22.6 cm (16 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
111739
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
An eccentric exponent of the second generation of Florentine Mannerists, Boscoli demonstrates the emphasis on figurative draftsmanship characteristic of that era. Dating from a fairly early period, this study from a wax mannequin geometricizes and abstracts the precisely analyzed forms. Heir to Pontormo' s Mannerism, and influenced by Federico Barocci's vibrant light effects, Boscoli was a stylistically pivotal figure between the Renaissance and the Baroque.
About the Artist
Andrea Boscoli · 1560–1608
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