A Heroic Male Nude

Bertel Thorvaldsen (circle of)

Associated Names
Bertel Thorvaldsen

Artist, Danish, 1770 - 1844

This is a drawing of a muscular figure standing with crossed arms. The drawing is done in a sketchy, freehand style with visible lines emphasizing the musculature and form of the figure. The perspective is from a low angle. The figure's stance is strong, with one foot placed forward. The background is plain. The use of line work effectively captures the tension and definition of the muscles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26 x 18.9 cm (10 1/4 x 7 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.236

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Brian Sewell, London, by 1969, as Thorvaldsen); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1969; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 172 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite (erased): [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64537374

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