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Man Drawing from a Plaster Cast
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A young man with weary eyes is seated at a table drawing a plaster cast of a woman by candlelight. The bust rests on a cushion, which in turn lies on a book. Learning how to draw inanimate three-dimensional objects was a phase in the training of pupils before they were allowed to draw from live models.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineMan Drawing from a Plaster Cast. c. 1641. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
