Cesare da Sesto (Milan 1477-Milan 1523)
A study of a left hand and wrist c.1510-15
Red chalk, with white heightening, on pale red prepared paper | 21.1 x 15.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912559
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A drawing of a left hand and wrist, projecting forward and to the left, with the fingers clenched. Below this, at right angles, are the waist and thighs of a man, his loin-cloth and cod-piece roughly drawn. These are studies for the executioner in the artist's Salome, National Gallery, London
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, with white heightening, on pale red prepared paper
Measurements
21.1 x 15.3 cm (sheet of paper)
