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Study for The centaur, Nessus

Study for The centaur, Nessus
(c. 1620)

Medium
red and black chalks, heightened with white; on buff paper
Measurements
35.8 × 25.8 cm (sheet)
Accession Number
1278.992-3
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1923
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
anatomy arms (animal components) hands (animal components) Heracles and Nessus (Greco-Roman narrative) line drawings (drawings) shading studies (visual works) torsos (animal components)
Movements
Baroque