Rear View of Seated Man
By the late 1600s, painters of religious subjects, such as Carlo Vimercati, sought to make the content of their church decorations more accessible to a general congregation through the use of dramatic gestures and observed naturalistic details. Such artists often relied on figure studies like this drawing of a posed studio assistant to capture the dress and physique of everyday people and thus imbue their paintings with realistic elements.
Credit: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Blumka
late 1600s?
Red chalk heightened with white chalk
27.8 x 17.8cm
1963.72
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection