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3/4 length nude male looking down
Chalk
Drawing
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8.75 in W
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10.375 in H
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(Object)
European
Giovanni Battista Foggini was an architect and sculptor in Florence. Although this page has been cut from a larger page, a complete drawing is represented, as the figure is depicted in whole. This drawing, however, is a study rather than a finished work, for the right hand, left forearm, and thighs are left incomplete. The knobby frame and flying hair of the figure suggest a live model set in the artist's studio, rather than a copy from another artist's work. Another clue here is the short, quick, overlapping strokes used to outline the musculature, a technique necessary to quickly record such a posture. The dramatic lighting suggests the form by rapidly drawn shadows and highlights. It is possible that this study was done in order to determine the lighting for such a figure in a project to be done by the artist.
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