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Graphite Drawing After Piombo

Copy of a Piombo Drawing

The next study is of a female nude by Sebastiano Piombo. The copy you see was done in graphite pencil. The original was done in chalk. I could have used chalk but it can be messy. Someone once told be that I am “afraid to get my hands dirty”. I would have liked to disagree but there is a lot of truth to it. I am not excited by the idea of soiling my precious hands. That reminds be that I should probably disinfect my keyboard. At this point you are wondering if I am telling the truth or kidding. It all depends. If I say something that diminishes your opinion of me then I am definitely joking. Or if you are offended by something I write, then I am without a doubt pulling your leg.

“He was also a student and/or friend of Michelangelo.”

Sebastiano Piombo was primarily a painter who was born in Venice sometime between 1511 and 1527. He died in Rome anywhere from 1531 to 1547. I’m never sure how hard art historians searched to find the exact dates of when Piombo was born and died. I do have a theory. According to the Louvre website, where the original drawing is, Piombo went by several names. Some of the various names were Sebastiano del Piombo, Fra Sebastiano del Piombo, De Lucianis Sebastiano, Del Piombo Sebastiano and Lucianis Sebastiano de. So having to research all those different names would be quite exhausting. This might be it why there isn’t much information on the internet about you know who. It is believed that Piombo was a student of both Bellini and Giorgione. He was also a student and/or friend of Michelangelo. That part of his life would be extremely important to research. Maybe someone could do that. If you find anything interesting about Piombo’s life please let me know. It is getting hard to write about him.