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Standing male nude
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Van de Velde often placed his models in strong raking light, which served to emphasize the body’s plasticity. Most of his male models wear a generous loincloth, yet this model – who features in at least one other drawing – evidently did not hesitate to pose in the nude. Van de Velde does not seem to have used this study for any of his paintings.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineStaand mannelijk naakt. 1646 - 1672. Adriaen van de Velde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
