Giuseppe Cesari gen. Il Cavalier d’Arpino

Bearded man in a toga with companion, striding towards the left, ca. 1595 – 1600

Blatt: 238 x 149 mm

Physical Description: Red chalks, framed on all sides with a hand-drawn line in black

Inventory Number: 436

Object Number: 436 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Texts

About the Work

To judge from their poses and gestures, the two men are engaged in animated conversation as they stride along. The one towards the back has wrapped his left arm around the shoulder of the other and appears to be pointing at something with his right hand. His companion listens attentively, as is evident from his facial expression and splayed index finger. In this drawing, Giuseppe Cesari achieved a convincing and sensitive portrayal of a discussion situation.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Bearded man in a toga with companion, striding towards the left

Draughtsman

Giuseppe Cesari gen. Il Cavalier d’Arpino

Period Produced

16th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Red chalks, framed on all sides with a hand-drawn line in black

Material

Technique

chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

Roman

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)
Verso unten links der Mitte Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts (L. 2356), mit der dazugehörigen Inventarnummer

Watermark: mittig: Vogel (Gans?) im Kreis, darüber Buchstabe P (ähnlich Giovanni Guerra „Die Taufe Jesu im Beisein von Engeln“, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Inv. Nr. C 327)