ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image is a sketch of a man lying on his back with his legs extended and left knee slightly bent. His right arm rests on the ground and left arm is bent with his hand on his abdomen. He has curly hair, closed eyes, and full lips. The man is muscular and is wearing a cloth covering his lower body. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is a lightly shaded surface with cross-hatching typical of a sketch.
Read the visual description

The image is a sketch of a man lying on his back with his legs extended and left knee slightly bent. His right arm rests on the ground and left arm is bent with his hand on his abdomen. He has curly hair, closed eyes, and full lips. The man is muscular and is wearing a cloth covering his lower body. There are no visible jewelry or objects. The background is a lightly shaded surface with cross-hatching typical of a sketch.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Male Nude, Half Reclining

Matteo Rosselli

Date
1622/1624
Medium
red chalk on light brown laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 39 x 26.2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2007.111.152
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Florentine
  • Hand
  • Male figure
  • Portrait
  • Male nude
Provenance

Private Collection, Paris. (Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg); Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

verso: upper center, brown ink (visible with transmitted light), M. Rosseli; verso of backing, cetner, graphite, 17

NGA object ID 139330. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.