This is a drawing of a mythological scene with dynamic figures and horses in motion. The upper portion shows a figure falling or descending, possibly from a chariot drawn by rearing horses. Below are human-like figures, some gesturing dramatically. The drawing is detailed, focusing on anatomy and movement through lines and shading.
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The Fall of Phaethon

Agnolo Bronzino (Florentine, 1503 - 1572)

or artist Giulio Clovio (Croatian, 1498 - 1578)

artist after Michelangelo (Florentine, 1475 - 1564)

1555/1559

Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 40.7 x 27.2 cm (16 x 10 11/16 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Woodner Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions violence, death or gore. How works are placed

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