A Patriarch Supporting a Young Man
(Verso) Sketch of Two Nude Men on Rocks or Clouds
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Catalogue Number:
34
Artist:
Anonymous, Italian or French
Title:
A Patriarch Supporting a Young Man; Verso: Sketch for Two Nude Men on Rocks or Clouds
Work Type:
Drawing
Date:
17th Century
Culture:
Italian or French
Medium:
Brown and black ink and washes on cream laid paper; Verso: brown ink
Dimensions:
7 7/8 X 10 5/8 in.
Inscriptions & Annotations:
Verso: Annotated French 17th Cent. / 26 (graphite)
Condition:
Staining at right, foxing, surface grime, generally intact and stable.
Credit Line:
Cornell College, Gift of Robert Sonnenschein II
Accession Year:
1951
Object Number:
1951.34
Commentary:
The composition recalls the “throne of mercy”in which the body of Christ is held by God the Father, but the costume of the patriarch, youth of the man (lacking a beard or wounds) discount that subject from this drawing. (Alasko)