Sleeping man by Bartolomé Estebán Murillo

drawing

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portrait

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drawing

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pencil sketch

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charcoal drawing

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possibly oil pastel

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male-portraits

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acrylic on canvas

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pencil drawing

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underpainting

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sketch

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watercolour illustration

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tonal art

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remaining negative space

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watercolor

This charcoal drawing, "Sleeping Man", is a study by Spanish Baroque artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. The drawing's inscription, "De mi padre," translates to "From my father", suggests that it may have been a study made by Murillo after a work by his own father. The drawing features a man reclined in a seated position, his head resting on his hand. The loose and gestural style is characteristic of Murillo's preparatory sketches, often executed with quick, expressive strokes.

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