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Standing Male Nude
Adriaen van de Velde, 1646 - 1672
Van de Velde often placed his models in strong raking light, which served to emphasize the body’s plasticity. Most of his male models wear a generous loincloth, yet this model – who features in at least one other drawing – evidently did not hesitate to pose in the nude. Van de Velde does not seem to have used this study for any of his paintings.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1954-107
- Dimensionsheight 322 mm x width 233 mm
- Physical characteristicsred chalk over a sketch in black chalk