Reclining Male Nude (recto); Seated Male Nude (verso) — Ubaldo Gandolfi | DiscoverArt

Ubaldo Gandolfi

Reclining Male Nude (recto); Seated Male Nude (verso)

1728–81

Red chalk, highlighted with white (recto); red and black chalk, highlighted with white (verso)

28.2 × 40.9 cm (11.1 × 16.1 in)

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