Study for a Figure in The Resurrection
artist
Agnolo Bronzino
(Monticelli, 1503 - 1572, Florence)
Dateabout 1548-1552
Place MadeItaly, Europe
MediumBlack chalk on off-white laid paper; the central figure has been reinforced at a later date with pencil
Dimensions27.4 x 40.1 cm (10 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession number1.2.o.17
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThe son of a butcher, Bronzino’s artistic talents propelled him from poverty to an illustrious life at court. As official painter to Duke Cosimo I of Florence, his dazzling portraits and altarpieces united meticulous brushwork and precise draftsmanship. This preparatory sketch, drawn from life, studies one soldier for an image of The Resurrection, an altarpiece in Florence.
Gardner valued it not only as a Bronzino, but also as part of the extraordinary collection of drawings assembled by the English portraitist Sir Joshua Reynolds. Curiously, although Gardner managed to acquire many exceptional drawings, they were seemingly not an enduring interest of hers. All of the drawing’s featured in this show were acquired at a single sale in 1902.
Id717509
Last Updated8/9/24
Original Number3.4.o.134
EmbARK ObjectID10981
Source ID239
