1932.161: Reclining Nude; verso: Drapery study

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1932.161

People

Follower of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian (Caprese, Italy 1475 - 1564 Rome, Italy)

Title

Reclining Nude; verso: Drapery study

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/298916

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red chalk with traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall

Dimensions

8 x 12 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 3/26/2004.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Unidentified collector (Lugt 521a but without crown or circle). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Loeser

Accession Year

1932

Object Number

1932.161

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 124, p. 75
• Carlo Francini, "L'inventario della collezione Loeser alla Villa Gattaia", Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini (2000), no. 6, p. 119 ("Cartella con tre stelle nere")
• "The Etruscan Influence", Index Magazine ([e-journal], September 20, 2018), https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/the-etruscan-influence, accessed September 20, 2018

Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018

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