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

Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) Italian

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.

Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)

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Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)
Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)
Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)
Kneeling, Seated and Standing Figures (recto); Seated, Kneeling and Reclining Figures (verso), Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Italian, Florence 1501–1547 Rome), Pen and brown ink, reworked with black ink (recto); pen and brown and black ink (verso)

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