Back bust in armour, head with helmet and hand gripping the hilt of a sword \ Studies of hands and arms

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Titolo dell'opera:

Back bust in armour, head with helmet and hand gripping the hilt of a sword \ Studies of hands and arms

Acquisizione:

Marcello Durazzo

Autore:

Strozzi, Bernardo

Object Type:

drawing

Epoca:

Inventario:

D 2906

Misure:

Unità di misura: mm; Altezza: 282; Larghezza: 386

Tecnica:

matita nera

Ultimi prestiti:

La pittura del Seicento a Venezia - Venezia - 1959<br>Maestri del disegno - Genova - 1990<br>Bernardo Strozzi - Genova - 1995

Descrizione:

The drawing is related to the frescoes Strozzi painted on the vault of the room with the 'Triumph of David' in the palace then owned by the brothers Gio. Stefano and Gio. Batta Doria, located in Genoa between piazza San Matteo and vico Falamonica. The two Dorias were first cousins of Gio. Carlo, the painter's protector at the time. (BOCCARDO, 1999) The drawing is a rough sketch of two soldiers, including a study of their hands holding swords.