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Frontal view of male legs with feet crossed and, on reverse, a study of a horse in profile facing left

Fine graphite lines and shading depict at upper right, the waist and legs of a man in a loincloth. Seen facing front, the left foot is stretched over the right foot. Faintly visible below at center left, sketched lines suggest a robed figure with a bowed head. The image on the reverse of this page is a partial study of a standing horse, in profile facing left. The horse is mid-stride with its left hind foot lifted. The front lower legs are left incomplete, as is the head, which appears from the neck angle to be turned facing back.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.155
People
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)
After Andrea Mantegna, Italian (Isola di Carturo, Italy 1431 - 1506 Mantua, Italy)
Title
Legs of Crucified Christ, after "Crucifixion" by Andrea Mantegna; verso: Horse from the Parthenon Frieze
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1861 (recto); c. 1854-56 (verso)
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/19199

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on tan modern laid paper
Dimensions
31 x 23.9 cm (12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: cut off on edge of paper [see image in file]
  • estate stamp: verso, upper center: Degas atelier stamp [Lugt 657]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Richard B. Sisson and through the generosity of Anthony and Celeste Meier
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.155
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
There are faint very faint studies on the recto: a cloaked figure to the left of Christ's legs, and the outline of the legs and spear of a soldier below the Cross. The verso includes a faint image of a horse's head just above the Degas stamp.

Publication History

  • Collecting Privately, exh. cat., Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick, Maine, 1965), cat. no. 9

Exhibition History

  • Collecting Privately, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, 07/02/1965 - 09/05/1965

Verification Level

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