Standing Young Man With Outstretched Arms
Medium
Red chalk, on cream laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
38.5 × 25.1 cm (15 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
80630
Art Historical Context
In the Prints and Drawings collection of the Art Institute of, Giovanni Balducci *Standing Young Man With Outstretched Arms (n.d.) captures the fluid energy of late 16th-century Mannerism Balducci, a Flor artist active around 1560–1630, was renowned for his dynamic figure studies, influenced by masters like Michelangelo. This red chalk drawing on cream laid paper depicts a youthful male figure in a dramatic pose, arms extended as if in ecstatic motion or preparation for a larger composition—hallmarks of preparatory sketches used by artists of the era. Red chalk, prized for its warm tone and s...