Study of a Muscular Male Figure on Grey-Blue Paper

A muscular male figure is drawn in black chalk and white heightening on grey-blue paper, twisting forward with his head turned left and drapery bunched around his hips. His bare torso, arms and lower legs are modeled with soft hatching, while the background stays blank.

Artist

Gian Giacomo Barbelli

Date

1649

Medium

Charcoal, brush and white heightening on grey-blue paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1688 × 2598 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum