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Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back

A work made of charcoal, with stumping, touches of oil paint, and traces of lead white (discolored), on tan laid paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of charcoal, with stumping, touches of oil paint, and traces of lead white (discolored), on tan laid paper.

Date:

c. 1590

Artist:

Pietro Faccini
Italian, c. 1562-1602

About this artwork

One of Bologna’s most original draftsman, Pietro Faccini was fascinated with the human figure. This finely modelled nude is a splendid example of Faccini’s relaxed attitude toward anatomy. Unlike his teachers, Annibale and Agostino Carracci, who advocated strict attention to correct anatomy, Faccini manipulated the figure in subtle ways to achieve a more moving result. In his dramatic representations of the human body, Faccini may be seen as bridging the gap between late Mannerism and early Baroque art.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Pietro Faccini

Title

Half-Length Recumbent Male Nude Seen from the Back

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1585–1595

Medium

Charcoal, with stumping, touches of oil paint, and traces of lead white (discolored), on tan laid paper

Inscriptions

Inscribed verso, lower right, in pen and brown ink: "di mano di pietro faccini"; in pen and brown ink: "39"

Dimensions

35.5 × 23.2 cm (14 × 9 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

James E. Cooper Memorial Fund and Prints and Drawings Fund #1

Reference Number

1987.88

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