Gallery Edition – Standing Putto Seen From the Back by Bartolomeo Passarotti – 44×73 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of 16th-century Italy’s artistic fervor, Bartolomeo Passarotti crafted “Standing Putto Seen From the Back” (1570-75), an exemplar of Baroque finesse that distills the era’s fascination with anatomical precision and dramatic chiaroscuro. Within this compact composition, Passarotti’s fine brushwork orchestrates a delicate dance between light and shadow, yielding a putto whose gentle contrapposto stance seems to emanate from the very core of the painting itself. The artist’s restricted palette a nuanced interplay of black, white, and gray serves to heighten the sense of sculptural volume, imbuing the figure with an almost palpable presence.When scaled up to 44×73 inches, “Standing Putto Seen From the Back” assumes a spatial rhythm that harmonizes elegantly with luxury interior environments. The painting’s chromatic structure, characterized by its muted yet richly nuanced palette, establishes a subtle