The image shows a male figure sketched in red chalk. The man is seated with his left leg bent and his right leg stretched out in front of him. His torso is turned slightly to the side, and his head is bowed down, offering a profile view. He has prominent facial features with a well-defined nose and a dense, curly beard. His hair is curly and slightly tousled. The man is nude, and the drawing emphasizes the muscular detail of his physique. He is seated on a draped cloth, with his left hand resting on a rolled-up section of the fabric. The background has a textured appearance, likely representing a fabric or surface, achieved with fine hatching and shading techniques.
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The image shows a male figure sketched in red chalk. The man is seated with his left leg bent and his right leg stretched out in front of him. His torso is turned slightly to the side, and his head is bowed down, offering a profile view. He has prominent facial features with a well-defined nose and a dense, curly beard. His hair is curly and slightly tousled. The man is nude, and the drawing emphasizes the muscular detail of his physique. He is seated on a draped cloth, with his left hand resting on a rolled-up section of the fabric. The background has a textured appearance, likely representing a fabric or surface, achieved with fine hatching and shading techniques.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Academic Nude Study of a Seated Male

Andrea Sacchi

Medium
red chalk heightened with white
Dimensions
overall: 41.2 x 55.2 cm (16 1/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1972.59.5
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • male
  • figure
  • Seated figure
  • Nude
Provenance

Yvonne Tan Bunzl

Inscription

in later hand, lower left: Andrea Sacchi; upper center verso: Andrea Zacchi

NGA object ID 53403. 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.