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Study of a Fallen Soldier (possibly the Conversion of Saul) (recto); A Draped Female Figure (possibly an Amazon) and Architectural Studies (verso)

c. 1525

attributed to Correggio

(Italian, 1489?-1534)
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Culture
Northern Italy, Emilia, first half 16th Century
Medium
red chalk
Measurements
Sheet: 17.5 x 27.3 cm (6 7/8 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 2001.97
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In this chalk study of a lone, fallen soldier, the brown ink inscription at the bottom of the sheet indicates that at one time it was believed to be by Raphael. However, it is now attributed to Correggio based on the sensuous drawing style that focuses attention on some details, like the soldier’s leg and foot, while other contours are barely sketched and shaded. The back, or verso, of the sheet presents quick sketches of classical-style architecture and a woman with a quiver of arrows on her back; she may be an Amazon, one of a race of warrior women skilled in archery, or Diana, goddess of the hunt.
Two red chalk sketches on light-toned paper depict figures in varied orientations. The horizontal sketch on the left features a nude muscular figure reclining with a twisted torso. To its right, a vertically oriented drawing shows a draped figure standing beside architectural outlines of a colonnaded building. Reddish-brown lines and parallel shading define the figures and tiered forms against the pale background.

Study of a Fallen Soldier (possibly the Conversion of Saul) (recto); A Draped Female Figure (possibly an Amazon) and Architectural Studies (verso)

c. 1525

Correggio

(Italian, 1489?-1534)
Northern Italy, Emilia, first half 16th Century

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