Art Institute of Chicago
Study of a Nude Man
Abraham Bloemaert
- Date
- 1645–51
- Medium
- Black chalk on buff laid paper
- Culture
- Holland
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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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- Object type
- AAT300033973
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