Crawling Male Figure (Study for Cacus) 1593

"Crawling Male Figure (Study for Cacus)" is a preparatory drawing by the Italian Baroque painter Annibale Carracci. Created in 1593, the charcoal drawing depicts a male figure in a contorted pose, likely a study for the figure of Cacus in Carracci's later painting. Carracci's mastery of anatomy and movement is evident in this work, which demonstrates the artist's meticulous study of the human form. The drawing is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.