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Pierre Jacques

Sheet of Studies after the Antique. Recto: Studies of legs. Verso: Satyr, Lyres, Galloping Horses, Architectural Elements

Maker

Attributed to Pierre Jacques (French, 1520 - 1596)

Title

Sheet of Studies after the Antique. Recto: Studies of legs. Verso: Satyr, Lyres, Galloping Horses, Architectural Elements

Year

mid 1600s-early 1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

ink

Supports

Dimensions

22 x 28.6 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed LL: "R."; and on old mount in an 18th-century hand: "Studij di Polidoro doppo che in Messina fece maniera propria";

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

56.197

Type

Exhibition History

Design and Description
Renaissance and Baroque Drawings
Jan 27, 2006 – Apr 09, 2006

Label copy

This sketch sheet is surely the work of a student who was studying and recreating, in schematic form, finished works by master artists. The variety of subjects and perspectives indicates that the artist was looking at many different models.

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Attributed to Pierre Jacques (French, 1520 - 1596)
Sheet of Studies after the Antique. Recto: Studies of legs. Verso: Satyr, Lyres, Galloping Horses, Architectural Elements, mid 1600s-early 1700s
pen and ink on antique white laid paper
22 x 28.6 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/4 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 56.197

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