Accession Number1970/2.49
TitleAcademic Study of a Male Nude as Hercules
Artist(s)Italian;
BologneseObject Creation Date18th centuryMedium & Supportred chalk, heightened with whiteDimensions 20 3/8 in x 14 5/8 in (51.8 cm x 37.1 cm);28 1/4 in x 22 3/16 in (71.76 cm x 56.36 cm);21 5/8 in x 15 13/16 in (55 cm x 40.1 cm)
Credit LineGift through the Estate of Edward SonnenscheinLabel copyIn Bologna from the time of the Carracci family of painters, accomplished artists typically returned to the Academy to draw directly from the nude. This drawing shows a seated model portraying Hercules; a Bolognese drawing by another artist in a private collection in Montreal depicts the same man in a different pose and holding this very club.
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Keywords
Hercules
clubs
nudes
seated
study