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PONTORMO, Jacopo (b. 1494, Pontormo, d. 1557, Firenze) |
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Study of Francesco Guardi as a Halberdier1529-30Red chalk, 209 x 169 mm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence | |
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The drawing on the recto of the sheet relates to the painted portrait of Francesco Guardi as a halberdier, except that the pose is more frontal here than in the painting. It may represent an intermediate stage of the composition. The verso contains a study of a male nude. | |
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