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Study of Reclining Nudes; verso: Study of Old Woman and Head of a Man
Study of Reclining Nudes; verso: Study of Old Woman and Head of a Man

Study of Reclining Nudes; verso: Study of Old Woman and Head of a Man

Artist/Maker (Italian, 1509–1566)
Date1540s
MediumPen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on light brown paper
DimensionsSheet: 9 7/16 × 14 1/4 in. (24 × 36.2 cm)
Mount: 12 1/16 × 17 5/8 in. (30.6 × 44.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Lehman
Object number1947.112
Status
Not on view
More Information
Daniele da Volterra worked in Rome in the mid-16th century, where he was influenced by the works of Michelangelo and Perino del Vaga. Here we see the artist's characteristically short strokes and use of the wash technique.
ProvenanceJonathan Richardson, Sr. [1665-1745], London. Robert Lehman [1891-1969], New York; by gift 1947 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Working Drawings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 24, 1981 - April 27, 1981 )
The Renaissance in Oberlin: Graphics from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 25, 1986 - December 31, 1986 )
Print Council Exhibition: Selections from the Prints and Drawings Collection at the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 5, 1988 - June 5, 1988 )
European Master Drawings from the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (October 29, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
On Line: European Drawings, 16th-19th Centuries
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 2007 - January 27, 2008 )
Collections
  • European
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