Seated Boy
1535–92
Medium
Red chalk, highlighted with white chalk, on off-white paper washed with pale ochre; framing outlines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (17.2 x 13.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift and Rogers Fund, 1998
Accession Number
1998.73
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's and Prints collection, *Seated Boy* is a delicate study by the Florentine Mannerist artist Girolamo Macchietti (1535–1592). Created during the late Renaissance, this intimate drawing captures a young boy's relaxed pose on off-white paper subtly washed with pale ochre, evoking warm, earthy glow. Measuring just 6 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches, its small scale invites close contemplation, typical of preparatory sketches from Macchietti's era. Macchietti employs red chalk for rich tonal modeling, deftly highlighted with white chalk to suggest volume and soft light...