Standing Male Figure with Cloak and Staff 1624 - 1663

This pen drawing by Francesco Allegrini, titled "Standing Male Figure with Cloak and Staff," depicts a male figure in a cloak and holding a staff. This quick sketch, completed between 1624 and 1663, likely served as a preparatory study for a larger painting. The artist's use of hatching and cross-hatching, visible in the figure's cloak and staff, provides a sense of depth and dimension. The drawing's small size and delicate lines reflect the Italian Baroque artist's interest in capturing the human form in motion and movement. Currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the drawing showcases Allegrini’s mastery of Baroque figure drawing, a style that emphasized movement, emotion, and dramatic lighting.