Standing Academy
c. 1587
Andrea Boscoli Italian, c. 1560-1608
Italy
An eccentric exponent of the second generation of Florentine Mannerists, Boscoli demonstrates the emphasis on figurative draftsmanship characteristic of that era. Dating from a fairly early period, this study from a wax mannequin geometricizes and abstracts the precisely analyzed forms. Heir to Pontormo' s Mannerism, and influenced by Federico Barocci's vibrant light effects, Boscoli was a stylistically pivotal figure between the Renaissance and the Baroque.
Red and black chalk, on buff laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream board