LODOVICO CARDI, CALLED IL CIGOLI | A standing male nude, leaning on a stick

Window mounted and laid down. Light staining at the four corners of the sheet. Some red stains, possibly studio stains, upper right. A small brown ink stain at the left margin in the centre. Surface dirt. Red chalk strong and vibrant. Sold framed.
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The handling of the chalk in this drawing is comparable to a study of a male nude in the Uffizi, Florence.^{1 1.} M.L. Chappell, Disegni di Lodovico Cigoli (1559-1613), Florence 1992, no. 35