Venetian School (16th Century)

Artist: Venetian School 16th Century.
Title: Figure Study, verso drapery, feet and horse legs.
Medium: Black chalk on heavy-laid paper.
Framed Size: Height 26.5 cm x Width 31.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm.
Sheet Size: Height 11.3 cm x Width 14 cm.
Condition: The drawing is in good condition with a small tear top centre, and an oil stain (likely from the artist’s medium). It is glazed with anti-reflective invisible glass ArtGlass AR70.
Provenance: Private Collection Sydney, Australia.
This work was part of a significant collection of old master drawings of which the provenance is currently being investigated.

About: Venetian painting was a major force in the Italian Renaissance and beyond. Beginning with the work of Giovanni Bellini and his brother Gentile Bellini and their workshops, the major artists of the Venetian School included Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Paolo Veronese and Jacopo Bassano and his sons.