Study for a Triton (recto); Anatomical Studies ? (verso)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
1642–43
Medium
Red chalk, the background tinted with an almost imperceptible pale brown wash, framing lines in pen and brown ink (recto); black chalk (verso)
Dimensions
14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36.4 x 24.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1973
Accession Number
1973.265
Tags
TritonDrinking
About the Artist
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian sculptor, architect, painter, and designer who is considered to be the supreme artist of the Italian Baroque. His important patrons included the Barberini and Borghese families. Italian architect. Comment on works: sculptor