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ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO. Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto) .

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto). Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, Florence 1435-1488 Venice). Dimensions: Overall: 9 13/16 x 11 11/16 in. (24.9 x 29.7 cm) maximum. Date: ca. 1480-88.
This drawing is a remarkable example of the Renaissance preoccupation with ideal proportions, as seen in the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, Verrocchio's most famous pupil. Verrocchio began this drawing by making a semi-stylized outline of the subject. He then further schematized the body by dividing it up and inscribing it with detailed measurements. The precision of the measurements supports the idea that this study was related to the bronze equestrian statue for Bartolomeo Colleoni-- a commission Verrocchio won in a competition announced by the Republic of Venice in 1479 and was awarded in 1483.

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ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO (1435-1488)

Title:

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto) .

Caption:

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto). Artist: Andrea del Verrocchio (Italian, Florence 1435-1488 Venice). Dimensions: Overall: 9 13/16 x 11 11/16 in. (24.9 x 29.7 cm) maximum. Date: ca. 1480-88. This drawing is a remarkable example of the Renaissance preoccupation with ideal proportions, as seen in the Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci, Verrocchio's most famous pupil. Verrocchio began this drawing by making a semi-stylized outline of the subject. He then further schematized the body by dividing it up and inscribing it with detailed measurements. The precision of the measurements supports the idea that this study was related to the bronze equestrian statue for Bartolomeo Colleoni-- a commission Verrocchio won in a competition announced by the Republic of Venice in 1479 and was awarded in 1483.

Technique/material:

Pen and dark brown ink, over traces of black chalk

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

3990 x 3310 px | 37.8 MB

Print size:

33.8 x 28.0 cm | 13.3 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ANDREA DEL VERROCCHIO • CHALK • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • DRAWINGS • EUROPE • INK • ITALY • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PASTELS • PEN AND DARK BROWN INK, OVER TRACES OF BLACK CHALK