Seated Female Nude

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Seated Female Nude

Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Attributed to Govaert FlinckLinkedCulture matchlcp-367b5c9da788

Date
1630s–40s
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
9265

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Though Jacob Backer's talents were often overshadowed by his more famous Amsterdam contemporary, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), his nudes found wide acclaim, and deservedly so, as this masterful drawing clearly testifies. His subject sits with her head turned in profile and resting on her right hand. The softness of female flesh is exquisitely rendered with carefully placed highlights, while shaded areas describe the delicate slackening of her skin on her upper back and just below her breast. Netherlands, Europe

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Gift of John W. Ittmann

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