Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011340Reclining Nude with Cupid
About the Artwork
Giovanni Battista Cipriani spent much of his career in England, where he was a founding member of the Royal Academy. There, he taught life classes and focused on the study of the human form in his own work, such as this sheet. In addition to anatomical study, Cipriani often added fantastical flourishes to his studies, such as the cherub seen here.
Provenance
Dr. John Percy [1817-1899], London, United Kingdom ?-1968: (Duits Gallery, London, United Kingdom) 1968-2008: Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH December 2, 2019: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, 1727–1785)
- Date
- 1700s
- Medium
- red chalk heightened with white chalk on brown handmade antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 27.5 x 39.1 cm (10 13/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- Drawing
- Department
- Drawings
- Credit line
- Bequest of Muriel Butkin
- Accession no.
- 2019.257
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