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| Andrea di Leone Man with Cymbals ca. 1630-40 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Tanzio da Varallo Head of a Man ca. 1630 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Giovanni Balducci Standing Youth with Outstretched Arms before 1631 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
Classic Toy
The plastic army men are always green.
They're caught in awkward poses,
one arm outstretched as if to fire,
legs parted and forever stuck on a swiggle
of support, as rigid and green as the boots.
This one has impressions of pockets,
a belt, a collar, a grip on tiny binoculars
intended to enlarge, no doubt, some
tiny enemy.
In back, attached to the belt is a canteen
or a grenade (it's hard to tell). The helmet
is pulled down low, so as to hide the eyes.
If I point the arm, the gun, toward me,
I see that this soldier is very thin.
It's almost unreal, how thin he is.
– Mary M. Brown (2012)
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| attributed to Guido Reni Studies of a Draped Female Figure before 1642 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Stefano della Bella Two Studies of a Woman's Head ca. 1647 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Simone Cantarini Seated Youth before 1648 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Ottavio Vannini Half-length Figure with Arms behind Back before 1644 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Guillaume Courtois, Il Borgognone Study for Portrait of a Man before 1679 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Anonymous Artist after Federico Barocci Head of a Woman ca. 1650-1700 drawing (colored chalk) Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Anonymous Artist working in Rome Académie 17th century drawing British Museum |
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| Anonymous Artist working in Rome Académie 17th century drawing British Museum |
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| Francesco or Flaminio Allegrini Studies of Four Warriors before 1679 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Domenico Maria Canuti Head of a Man before 1684 drawing National Library of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Domenico Maria Canuti Head of a Man before 1684 drawing National Library of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro |