Federico Barocci
c. 1535–1612 · High Renaissance and Mannerism · 8 works
Federico Barocci developed paintings through extensive drawing, testing figures, expressions, and the arrangement of a scene before completing it. He worked with chalk, pastel, and other materials, using color during preparation as well as in the finished painting. His religious subjects often depended on familiar bodily gestures that made a story approachable. The studies shown here reveal that process at a smaller scale: a child’s head or a turning figure becomes a problem to explore. They let us follow decisions usually hidden inside a finished composition.
8 works · 1565–1606
Compare two studies of a head or body. Which marks establish the pose, and which begin to suggest light or expression?
1565–1568 · 3 works
Walk these 3In the museum: High Renaissance and Mannerism room · 2 works
1581–1606 · 5 works
Walk these 5In the museum: High Renaissance and Mannerism room · 4 works
Albrecht Altdorfer
Head of a Young Man, 1507
Albrecht Dürer
The Virgin with the Dragonfly, c. 1495
Daniel Hopfer, I
Adam, by 1522
