Diogenes Asking Alexander the Great to Step Aside (recto); Striding Academic Male Nude (verso)
Unknown
n.d.
Medium
Charcoal and black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk (recto), and charcoal with stumping (verso) on cream laid paper with blue fibers
Dimensions
38 × 51.8 cm (15 × 20 7/16 in.)
Classification
charcoal
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112482
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...