Artist
Italian 16th/17th Century
1580–1630
Italian 16th/17th Century was a Renaissance artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art.
This Italian artist from the late 1500s to early 1600s drew with chalk on paper. Their surviving sheet, *A Partially Skinned Rat*, shows two shades of red chalk with traces of black, a precise study of the animal’s form and texture. The work belongs to a tradition of naturalistic drawing that flourished in Italy before the Baroque fully took hold. Look next at *A Partially Skinned Rat* to see how a simple sheet of paper can hold a sharp, almost clinical gaze.
Works by Italian 16th/17th Century
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Museum
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW. Open to the public and free of…