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Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso)

1501–47
Not on view
Many of Perino’s most appealing drawings exhibit the
fluid, energetic, and scribbly style seen here. The manner
in which the entire sheet is filled with quick, unrelated
sketches reveals the artist’s creative imagination at work.
Although none of the figures or vignettes has been connected
with a specific painting or other finished composition, at
least some appear to represent ideas for an Adoration of the
Christ Child. Venus and Cupid are recognizable among
the sketches on the verso, while some of the reclining figures
with upraised arms may be preliminary ideas for Jupiter
and Juno in the monumental design for a tapestry of that
subject exhibited nearby.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso)
  • Artist: Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome)
  • Date: 1501–47
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)
  • Dimensions: 6 3/8 x 8 7/8in. (16.2 x 22.5cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
  • Object Number: 1975.131.44
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Christ and the Daughter of the Centurion, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk
Christ and the Daughter of the Centurion
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
Anonymous, Italian, 16th century
16th century
Sketch for a wall panel in the Sala Paolina at Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Pen and brown ink
Sketch for a wall panel in the Sala Paolina at Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
ca. 1546
Minerva from the "Doria Grotesques", Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Wool, silk (17-19 warps per inch, 7-8 per cm.), Netherlandish, Brussels
Minerva from the "Doria Grotesques"
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
Joost van Herzeele
Designed 1545, woven ca. 1550
Allegory or Goddess (Juno?), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Pen and brown ink
Allegory or Goddess (Juno?)
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
16th century
Design for a Grotesque Wall Decoration, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian, Pen and brown ink
Design for a Grotesque Wall Decoration
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
1501–47

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