Three Standing Figures
Francesco Primaticcio
16th century
Medium
Pen and ink and white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on paper washed gray
Dimensions
17 1/8 x 12 in. (43.5 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey and Howard G. Lepow Gifts, 1996
Accession Number
1996.22
Tags
Men
About the Artist
Francesco Primaticcio · 1504–1570
Primaticcio was the most influential Italian artist in France in the 16th century. Together with Rosso Fiorentino they created a style of mixing stucco decoration with mannerist paintings that became known as the Fontainebleau school. Italian painter, architect and sculptor. Comment on works: Religious; Allegory; History.