About this artwork
Abraham Bloemaert here used black chalk to carefully render a nude figure with notched ribs. The apparent strain in the figure’s sinewy muscles and the schematic rendering of support underneath his body suggest that the artist drew this figure from a live model. The rigid outline of the man’s body in addition to the short, hatched lines used for shading imply that Bloemaert could have conceived of this drawing for a pedagogical purpose. Bloemaert supervised dozens of pupils and is known to have organized life-drawing sessions with his contemporary Paulus Moreelse (1571–1638). Abraham’s son Frederick later published a book of prints based on his father’s drawings with the intention of providing additional sources for artistic training.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Abraham Bloemaert
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Title
- Study of a Nude Man
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Origin
- Holland
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Date
- 1645–1651
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Medium
- Black chalk on buff laid paper
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Dimensions
- 136 × 194 mm
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Credit Line
- Harold Joachim Endowment
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Reference Number
- 1998.73
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/149048/manifest.json
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