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Young Man Pulling a Rope

Luca Giordanoca. 1700

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A man in three-quarter view is pulling a rope extending from the left. He leans back, muscles taut. More lightly drawn to right: a pair of crossing hands. Verso: A man is sitting with reclined torso and head; he is shown from the right front. The left foot is standing higher than the right one. The left leg is shown in profile.

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  • Title: Young Man Pulling a Rope
  • Creator: Luca Giordano
  • Creator Lifespan: 1634/1705
  • Date Created: ca. 1700
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
  • Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper
  • Provenance: Giovanni Piancastelli; Edward and Mary Brandegee
  • Dimensions: 38.2 x 28.8 cm (15 1/16 x 11 5/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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