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Study of a kneeling male nude figure with arms outstretched: 2254

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study of a kneeling male nude figure with arms outstretched

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Tintoretto, Jacopo (Jacopo Robusti)

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Notes

History note: Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon; on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum 1933-37

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 186 mm
Width: 188 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Italian
Venetian School

Materials used in production

Charcoal

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Charcoal on grey paper, with traces of squaring

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: this inscription recurs, written by the same hand, on may drawings by Tintoretto or his school

  • Text: G. Tintoretto
  • Location: Lower right-hand corner
  • Method of creation: Ink

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2254
Primary reference Number: 7955
Lugt: 2364

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 11 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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