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A seated male nude, with his left leg raised c. 1615-61
Red chalk, heightened with white | 41.9 x 27.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904914
Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A seated male nude, with his left leg raised c. 1615-61
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A study of a male nude seated to the right, with his left leg raised and his head turned away. He holds a stick in both hands and an animal skin is loosely draped over his back.
Provenance
Probably Carlo Maratta, and thus purchased by Pope Clement XI, 1703; by whom bequeathed to his nephew Alessandro Albani, 1721; from whom purchased by George III, 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 106: probably one of fourteen studies listed as by Sacchi under 'Accademie di Diversi Autori')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, heightened with white
Measurements
41.9 x 27.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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