Seated Male Figure; Bacchus and Study of a Hand (verso)
Artist/Maker
Italian
Dateca. 1500
MediumPen and brown ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 15/16 × 5 in. (17.7 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineCharles F. Olney Fund
Object number1966.10
Status
Not on viewThe sandals and toga of the figure represented indicate that it is inspired by a classical model. The reverse of the sheet contains a drawing of the Roman god Bacchus, crowned with grapes and vine leaves, whose face is faintly visible at the upper right.
Exhibition 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 )
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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