Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Male nude leaning forward, resting his head on his hands
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December 4, 02:58 PM GMT
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5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
Venice 1682 - 1754
Male nude leaning forward, resting his head on his hands
Black chalk, heightened with white;
bears two sets of numbers on the backing sheet, upper right: 123 and lower right: 146
405 by 280 mm
Another version of this Academy study is housed in Bergamo at the Instituto Italiano d'Arti Grafiche.1 Piazzetta was known to produce multiple versions of his compositions, often repeating subjects and using the same models throughout his career.
1. U. Ruggeri, Disegni Piazzetteschi disegni inediti di raccolte bergamasche, cat. no. 222
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