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Two Nude Youths [recto]
c. 1565/1567
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black chalk heightened with white, contours (of standing figure) incised, on blue paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 40 x 27.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1983.17.1.a
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Federico Barocci. Two Nude Youths [recto]. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Two Nude Youths [recto] — Federico Barocci. c. 1565/1567.
Medium: black chalk heightened with white, contours (of standing figure) incised, on blue paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 40 x 27.4 cm (15 3/4 x 10 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1983.17.1.a. Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.