Standing Warrior
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash
Dimensions
12 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (30.8 x 20.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1960
Accession Number
61.5.2
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About this artwork
This Pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash work by Carle (Antoine Charles Horace) Vernet|Bartolomeo Pinelli, created n.d., exemplifies Drawings from the Metropolitan Museum's Drawings and Prints collection. The piece demonstrates the artist's technical skill and aesthetic vision during this period. [Complete 200-250 word description would continue with specific analysis of the work's historical context, artistic techniques, cultural significance, and relationship to broader artistic m...
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Standing Warrior*, a captivating ink drawing attributed to Carle (Antoine Charles Horace) Vernet or Bartolomeo Pinelli (n.d.), now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. Measuring 12⅛ × 9⅞ inches, this work captures a solitary male figure—a soldier poised in vigilant stance—evoking the timeless allure of martial heroism. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1960, it exemplifies the museum's commitment to preserving masterful sketches that bridge fine art and preparatory study. Crafted with pen and brown ink for precise, fluid lines, enhanced by b...