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A Man Leaning on a Structure

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a sketch of a person in a leaning position. The figure is shown from the knees up, resting against a railing or similar structure. The facial features are indistinct, with shadows suggesting eyes and a tilted head, with hair that appears to be roughly sketched or covered. The clothing is loose-fitting and draped, with shadows indicating folds. A bundled object is hanging from the person's waist. There is no visible jewelry. The background is plain, with faint text in red and black partially obscured by the figure.

Artwork Details

Date
later 1760s
Medium
pen and dark brown ink on fragment of a printed title page
Dimensions
4637 × 7344 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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