Study of Ignudo in Sistine Chapel, Rome (recto); Paraphrase of the Ignudo Seated to Upper Right of Prophet Jeremiah in Chapel, Rome (verso)
<p>Fuseli lived in Rome from 1770 to 1778. It was there that Michelangelo became his great hero and role model, and where Fuseli developed his own Michelangelesque style of drawing. Although this rapid sketch—a study of one of the male nudes (<em>Ignudi</em>) by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel—was probably made well after he had returned to England, Michelangelo’s art informed Fuseli’s work throughout his life.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- 20 × 15.8 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Henry Fuseli
Artist
Painting
Henry Fuseli was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer on art who spent much of his career in Britain.
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- Henry Fuseli
- Year
- 1795
- Dimensions
- 20 × 15.8 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1795-131170
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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