Study for a Triton (recto); Anatomical Studies ? (verso)

Quick Overview

Artist

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, Naples 1598–1680 Rome)

Date

1642–43

Medium

Red chalk, the background tinted with an almost imperceptible pale brown wash, framing lines in pen and brown ink (recto); black chalk (verso)

Dimensions

14 5/16 x 9 5/8 in. (36.4 x 24.5 cm)

Type

Drawing

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1973

Accession no.

1973.265