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A Man Riding a Bull, and Other Figures  1519

by Antonio da Correggio

Correggio softly contoured and modeled the figures in the foreground with pronounced sfumato , especially the man on the bull. He typically employed this sensuous handling of figures, which he had adopted from Leonardo da Vinci. In contrast with the careful modeling of form and detail in the figures, Correggio rendered the landscape with quick gestures of chalk. This is a ...
Size: 
21.9 x 17.6 cm
Medium: 
Black chalk with pale brown wash
Credit: 
Courtesy of The Getty