Adolphe André Wacquez (b. 1814)
A naked standing youth published 1858
Crayon-manner | 45.6 x 31.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852862
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A facsimile of a drawing generally attributed to Giulio Romano now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.Pl. 481). Lettered with artists' names (and traditional attribution to Raphael). Numbered at upper right: PL. XVII. Published in Choix de dessins de Raphael qui font partie de la collection Wicar à Lille, Paris 1858.
The drawing is a preparatory study for the figure of the Emperor Lothair, painted on the dado beneath the fresco of The Victory at Ostia in the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican. The dado decoration is attributed to Giulio Romano by Vasari.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Crayon-manner
Measurements
45.6 x 31.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris p.206, no.589
