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A naked warrior lying on the ground
(c. 1603-1604)
Medium
black chalk on blue paper
Measurements
26.0 × 46.4 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Howard Spensley, 1939
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Annibale Carracci is considered one of the most talented and prolific draughtsmen of the Baroque period. This life drawing is a study for the fresco The combat of Perseus and Phineas in the Farnese palace in Rome. The pose of the figure appears to be based on a classical sculpture known as The dead giant. This reference is particularly fitting, as Carracci’s final fresco shows Phineas turned to stone after looking into the face of Medusa, whose severed head is held up by Perseus.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in ink on reverse l.r.: 18
Accession Number
592-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Military and Warfare
Subjects (specific)
men (male humans) nudes (representations) warriors