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Study from the Nude: Man Seated on Ground, with One Leg Extended

Artist (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)
Date1646
PeriodDutch Golden Age
CultureDutch
Place MadeAmsterdam, Netherlands, Europe
MediumEtching, paper, print
DimensionsFramed: 52 x 52 x 4 cm (20 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineCollection of Dr. John Wicks and Mrs. Woodrow Inge. Gift of Dr. Horace and Mrs. Helen Burr.
Object number78.1.138
On View
On view
MarkingsWatermark visible (crown).
SignedRembrandt (1646)
DescriptionAn etching and engraving in horizontal presentation in black and white of a reclining man with leg bent, bracing himself with his left arm and leg while looking over his right shoulder, away from the viewer depicted by the famous European artist Rembrandt.
NotesExhibited- Wicks collection, Baltimore Museum of Art, Albermarle Art Association in Charlottesville, Madison Art Collection
Titles
  • Reclining Man

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