Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, a Madonna and Child, a Face in Profile, and Nude Figures
1501 to 1550
Medium
pen and iron gall ink on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 20 x 28.9 cm (7 7/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2000.124.1.a
Art Historical Context
Bartolomeo Passarotti a prominent Italian artist of the High Renaissance active in Rome during the early 16th century, this dynamic sheet of studies around 1501–1550. Featuring quick sketches of a left arm a young woman, a Madonna and Child, a in profile, and nude, it exemplifies the artist's exploratory approach to the human form. Passarotti, influenced by masters like Michelangelo and Raphael, produced such multifaceted drawings as preparatory tools for frescoes and paintings, blending anatomical precision with expressive grace. Rendered in pen and iron gall ink on laid paper—a standard Ren...
About the Artist
Bartolomeo Passarotti · 1529–1592
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