1646
Nude Man Seated Before a Curtain
Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnDutch, 1606 - 1669
The unassuming model for this image may have been a pupil or workshop assistant assigned to the task of posing for Rembrandt and his students during a figure-drawing session. Rembrandt chose to sketch the young man with an etching needle on a copper plate. Rather than idealizing aspects of the male physique, the artist focused on the natural features of the youth’s body to capture his personality.
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