
Reclining Male Nude (recto); Seated Male Nude (verso)
Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
Catalogue
- Year
- 1728
- Medium
- Red chalk, highlighted with white (recto); red and black chalk, highlighted with white (verso)
- Dimensions
- 11-1/8 x 16-1/8 in. (28.2 x 40.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Ubaldo Gandolfi
Artist

Painting
Ubaldo Gandolfi (1728–1781) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor of the late-Baroque period, mainly active in and near Bologna. He is known for his biblical, mythological and allegorical subjects as well as his portraits and nudes. Ubaldo and his brother Gaetano were during their lifetime among the first and most celebrated artists of Italy. This fame was gained by the excellent quality of their works, which lead to many and important commissions they had from courts and countries all over Europe.
San Matteo della Decima, Italy
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Record
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- Ubaldo Gandolfi
- Year
- 1728
- Medium
- Red chalk, highlighted with white (recto); red and black chalk, highlighted with white (verso)
- Dimensions
- 11-1/8 x 16-1/8 in. (28.2 x 40.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1728-160476
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified





