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Seated Nude Male Figure (recto); Seated Figure (verso) by Benedetto Luti

Seated Nude Male Figure (recto); Seated Figure (verso)

Benedetto Luti · 1666

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Artist
Benedetto Luti
Date
1666
Medium
Red chalk (recto); slight red chalk sketch of a seated figure (verso)
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
21 x 15-11/16 in. (53.4 x 39.8 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1970
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