DISCOVERART

Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi

Crouching Figure of Atlas

1481–1536
Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint or black chalk
20.6 × 13.4 cm (8.1 × 5.3 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Baldassare Tommaso Peruzzi

Portrait of an Olivetan MonkPortrait of an Olivetan MonkFrescoes from the Villa Stati-MatteiFrescoes from the Villa Stati-MatteiStudy for a Colonnade in PerspectiveStudy for a Colonnade in PerspectiveDesign for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted ChapelDesign for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted ChapelDesign for the Right-hand Section of the Tomb of Cardinal Francesco ArmelliniDesign for the Right-hand Section of the Tomb of Cardinal Fr

More like this

Life Study of Standing Male Nude in Three-Quarter LengthAnonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century — Life SAntiek beeld van de SandalenbinderGiovanni Battista Tiepolo — Antiek beeld van de SandalenbindSeated Male Nude Pointing with Left HandUnknown artist — Seated Male Nude Pointing with Left HandAcademic Male Nude, Half-Kneeling and Seen from the BackUnknown artist possibly French or Italian — Academic Male NuHercules Raising his Club: Study for “Hercules and Cacus”François Le Moyne — Hercules Raising his Club: Study for “HeStanding Nude Man (recto); Three Studies of Soldiers (verso)Taddeo Zuccaro — Standing Nude Man (recto); Three Studies ofNude Male Figure with Upraised Right ArmGirolamo Romanino — Nude Male Figure with Upraised Right ArmStudy for a Prometheus Bound (recto); slight sketch of head and shoulders of man in lead pencil (verso)Salvator Rosa — Study for a Prometheus Bound (recto); slightStudies of a Nude Male FigureAnonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century — Studies Male Nude Tied to TreeCircle of Peter Paul Rubens — Male Nude Tied to TreeStudy for a Raising of Lazarus (recto); half-length study of bearded nude male figure, and a man and woman with donkey (verso)Salvator Rosa — Study for a Raising of Lazarus (recto); halfDouble-sided Sheet of Figural Studies: (recto) Study of a Nude Man in an Action Pose Seen from the Side and in Three-quarter Length; (verso) Study of Christ in the Baptism, Standing in a Frontal View.Giacomo Zoboli — Double-sided Sheet of Figural Studies: (rec