Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

1637

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Black chalk
Dimensions: 11-1/4 x 10-1/4 in. (28.6 x 26 cm)
Collection no.: 1972.118.249
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Pietro da Cortona. Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold — Pietro da Cortona. 1637.

Medium: Black chalk. Dimensions: 11-1/4 x 10-1/4 in. (28.6 x 26 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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