Studies of a Costume, Sleeve, and Hand
Medium
black chalk (costume) and red chalk (sleeve and hand)
Dimensions
sheet: 24.7 × 18.4 cm · secondary support: 35 × 27.4 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of the Artemis Group/David Carritt, Ltd.
Accession Number
1996.210
Tags
male
About this artwork
The drawings of the prolific draftsman Pietro Longhi concentrate on the details of costume and gesture to convey the character and social class of his subjects. Here, the artist skillfully exploits black chalk to render the cut of a man’s frock coat and red chalk to simulate the flesh tones of his hand gripping a walking stick.