Nude man standing - Giambattista PIAZZETTA (1683 - 1754)

Provenance: Dr. Nott (Colnaghi 1951) R. and B.Suida Manning
Literature: G.Knox "Piazetta ..." - Cini Foundation, Venice 1983 / cat No. 26 / - National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1983-84 / Attribution confirmed by Prof. G. Knox 12/07/2006 and Prof B. Aikema 09/2006 /

Piazzetta showed a great interest in rendering volumes by chiaroscuro.
This research is sensitive in his drawings with black chalk raised with white chalk.

Period and school: Italy Venice (1683 - 1754)

Inscriptions: verso: David with Goliath's head