Studies of Three Naked Men, a Right Arm and a Nude Figure Supported by Another (recto); Studies of a Figure with Left Arm Upraised, a Leg, and Putti with Foliage (verso) by Paolo Pagani — Paolo Pagani. Studies of Three Naked Men, a Right Arm and a Nude Figure Supported by Another (recto); Studies of a Figure with Left Arm Upraised, a Leg, and Putti with Foliage (verso), 1700–1710. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Studies of Three Naked Men, a Right Arm and a Nude Figure Supported by Another (recto); Studies of a Figure with Left Arm Upraised, a Leg, and Putti with Foliage (verso)

by Paolo Pagani

Quick Overview

Artist: Paolo Pagani (Italian, Castello Valsolda 1661–1716 Milan)
Date: 1700–1710
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (the three struggling figures) (recto); pen and purple ink, brush and purple wash (the two figures at lower right) (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk (verso)
Dimensions: 16-7/16 x 11-9/16 in. (41.8 x 29.4 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1972
Accession no.: 1972.259

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Museum collection · via the Metropolitan Museum of ArtAT-00020470

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