Studies of a Costume, Sleeve, and Hand
c. 1747
Pietro Longhi
Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785)
Drawings
Studies of a Costume, Sleeve, and Hand, c. 1747. Pietro Longhi (Italian, 1702–1785). Black chalk (costume) and red chalk (sleeve and hand); sheet: 24.7 x 18.4 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.); secondary support: 35 x 27.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Artemis Group/David Carritt, Ltd. 1996.210 Three-piece suits such as the one depicted here were worn all over Europe in the 1700s, with the most expensive made from silk or velvet.
- Maker/Artist
- Longhi, Pietro
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- black chalk (costume) and red chalk (sleeve and hand)
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 24.7 x 18.4 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.); Secondary Support: 35 x 27.4 cm (13 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1996.210
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Artemis Group/David Carritt, Ltd.
- Exhibitions
- Stories From Storage
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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