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Three Male Nudes

1525–50

Domenico Beccafumi

(Italian, 1486–1551)
Culture
Italy, Siena
Medium
engraving
Support
Beige(1) laid paper, laid down on laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 21.7 x 41 cm (8 9/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Platemark: 20.8 x 40.5 cm (8 3/16 x 15 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Delia E. Holden Fund 1958.314
Edition
three impressions known, the other two printed with wood block
Impression
working proof (unique)
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Domenico Beccafumi was a Mannerist painter and sculptor who completed several religious and civic commissions in his home town of Siena. An experimental printmaker, Beccafumi made a chiaroscuro print, mixing engraving and woodcut on the same sheet. This print is a rare impression of the engraved plate alone.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink depicts three nude men with light skin tones. On our left, a muscular man lies with his back to us, holding a round object. To our right, an older bearded man sits facing us with a cloth draped over his head. Behind him, another man leans over a rectangular tablet. Fine hatched lines define their muscular bodies against a backdrop of hills and a tree.

Three Male Nudes

1525–50

Domenico Beccafumi

(Italian, 1486–1551)
Italy, Siena

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