Crouching Male Nude, Attributed to Francesco Lorenzi | Mia

Crouching Male Nude, Attributed to Francesco Lorenzi — Crouching Male Nude, 18th century
Attributed to Francesco Lorenzi
Black chalk heightened with white, on laid gray prepared paper
Gift of David M. Daniels 60.25
Not on View
In this lively work, Francesco Lorenzi achieved a forceful plasticity in this figure study, despite remarkably few contour lines. Instead, he created the illusion of volume by modeling the figure's musculature, sensitively applying the chalk to render a range of grays, black shadows, and white highlights on the surface of the body. This effect is further enhanced by the figure's dynamic, three-dimensional pose. Lorenzi's skill led to this sheet being long ascribed to the preeminent master of this type of tonal drawing, Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682-1754).

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Title: Crouching Male Nude
Dated: 18th century
Artist: Attributed to Francesco Lorenzi
Nationality: Italian
Artist Life: (Venice), 1723 - 1787
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 15 1/4 x 10 5/8 in. (38.74 x 26.99 cm) (sheet)
Credit: Gift of David M. Daniels
Accession Number: 60.25
Medium: Black chalk heightened with white, on laid gray prepared paper
Country: Italy
Century: 18th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Drawings
Object Name: Drawing
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