Winged Infant Riding a Crouching Horse
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 4 13/16 x 6 3/8 in. (12.2 x 16.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Katrin Bellinger, 2008
Accession Number
2008.178.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the whimsical yet masterful *Winged Infant Riding aching Horse*, a pen and brown ink drawing by Giulio Romano (c. 1499–1546), the celebrated Italian Mannerist artist and Raphael's favored pupil. Created in an undated sketch (likely early 16th century), intimate sheet measures just 4 13/16 x 6 3/8 inches, showcasing Romano's virtuosic draftsmanship. Mannerism, his signature style, thrives on elegant distortions and dynamic energy—evident here in the playful putto (winged child) astride a powerfully coiled horse, evoking mythological frolic or allegorical delight. Romano's technique shin...
About the Artist
Giulio Romano · 1499–1546
Giulio Romano (c. 1499–1546) was the most gifted pupil of Raphael and one of the founding figures of Mannerism, the style that succeeded the High Renaissance in Italy. Born Giulio Pippi in Rome, he entered Raphael's workshop as a boy and proved so talented that by the time of Raphael's death in 1520 he was effectively running the studio and overseeing the completion of major unfinished commissions...