Classical Male Nude Sketches

Artistic studies of male nudes in various poses, demonstrating anatomical detail and shading, with a focus on the human form and dynamic positioning.

Sitting male nude, seen on the back (1st price 1795), Hermanus Fock, 1795 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

Standing male nude, arms on a block.

Sitting male nude, seen on the back (1st price 1795), Hermanus Fock, 1795 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

Male Nude on Steps. Dated: 1872. Dimensions: sheet: 59.69 × 32.86 cm (23 1/2 × 12 15/16 in.). Medium: charcoal on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Walter Shirlaw.

Standing male nude, Floris Croese, 1789 drawing paper. chalk standing figure

Standing male nude with arm raised, to the left. .

Standing Nude Man (recto); Three Studies of Soldiers (verso). Artist: Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1529-1566 Rome). Dimensions: 16-9/16 x 11-5/16 in. (42 x 28.7 cm). Date: 1550.Along with his brother Federico, Taddeo Zuccaro was one of the leading mid-sixteenth-century painters in Rome, merging an admiration for the masters of the High Renaissance with elements of Mannerist design. In this powerful study of the nude male figure in action, he infused the close observation of naturalistic details with the heroic, sculptural monumentality of Michelangelo, who is said to have greatly admired the young Taddeo's gifts as a draftsman. Dating to about 1550, the study by Zuccaro is related to the figure of a soldier holding the reins of a horse in the foreground of a composition drawing (private collection) intended for a monochrome fresco on a (lost) palace façade in Rome. Though studied from life, the pose of the figure is partly inspired by the famous Roman marble group known

Standing male nude leaning on a block, seen from the front, Anonymous, 1825 drawing paper. chalk standing figure

Female Nude, James Wells Champney, American, 1843-1903, Graphite on paper, Nude female figure, seated, seen directly from front; right leg down, left leg raised, with hands clasped around knee., USA, ca. 1890, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Seated male naked with raised leg.

A Faun with Pipes, Richard Parkes Bonington, 1802-1828, British, undated, Black chalk and rubbing on medium, cream, moderately textured laid paper, Sheet: 22 7/8 × 15 inches (58.1 × 38.1 cm), faun, flute, leaves, pipes, religious and mythological subject

Standing male naked, from the front, holding a cloth behind. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 29-Apr-1780. Measurements: h 492 mm × w 373 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian (). Colour stipple engraving after J. van Scorel.

Act of Mki; Andriolli, Micha Elwiro (1836-1893); 1860 (1860-00-00-1860-00-00);Méyet, Leopold (1850-1912) - collection, Rome (school drawing), male acts, gift (provenance), academic study

Standing naked young man. Draughtsman: Jan Veth. Dating: 1874 - 1925. Measurements: h 505 mm × w 323 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Carle Van Loo, Standing Man in Pensive Pose, c 1743 Standing Man in Pensive Pose

Figure study of a kneeling male nude. .

Seated male nude, seen from the front (1st Price 1797), Reinier Zijnsenis, 1797 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

A pencil collection of different sketches by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, focusing on figures, composition, and visual details.

Sitting male naked. .

Male nude, kneeling on one knee, to the right, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775 drawing paper. chalk the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Man with two scouring, Anonymous, After Willem Danielsz. Van Tetrode, 1550 - 1625 print A naked man, seen from the front, with a selection in both hands. He keeps his left arm in the air. paper engraving flagellation by soldiers, Christ usually tied to a column (Matthew 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1)

Prisonnier (Slave) by Michelangelo. Édouard Baldus (French, born Germany, 1813 - 1889)

Sitting male nude, to the left.

Study of a MaleNude. Artist: Louis de Boullogne the younger, French, 1654-1733

Sitting male nude, seen on the back (2nd prize 1785), Hendrik Voogd, 1785 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

Study of a remaining naked man, François Boucher (Possible), c. 1713 - c. 1770 drawing paper. chalk lying figure

Seated male nude with raised knee, from the side, to the right. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 11-Feb-1776. Measurements: h 480 mm × w 297 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Drawing, Study of a Male Nude; Designed by Nicola Consoni (Italian, 1814 - 1884); Italy; black and white crayon on paper

John Opie, 1761-1807, British, Standing Classical Male Figure with Spear, undated. Black and red chalk with touches of white chalk on thin, slightly textured, beige wove paper.

Sketch of a figure in Saugus mural , Lifting & carrying. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Male nude, seated, used to the right. Male nude, seated, used to the right. Inscription: 1727 8.

Male nude. Andriolli, Elwiro Michał (1836-1893), draughtsman, cartoonist

Academic Nude. Date/Period: 1765. Charcoal heightened with black and white chalk on blue-grey paper. Width: 39.1 cm. Height: 53.1 cm (sheet). Author: Pompeo Batoni.

Seated male nude, seen from the side (1st prize 1777), Daniël Dupré, 1777 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

Anton Raphael Mengs red chalk drawing depicting the Hercules Farnese sculpture, showing musculature, posture, and anatomical detail.

Standing male nude with a vase on the head, Jan Swart, 1779 - 1794 drawing paper. chalk standing figure

Male nude, standing, seen on the back, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775 drawing paper. chalk the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)

Lying male nude, seen on the back, Hendrik de Flines, 1780 - 1789 drawing Lying male naked, seen on the back. No. 17. paper. chalk lying figure

A standing nude female figure seen from behind. Engraving by B.L. Prevost after C.N. Cochin.

Standing male naked, seen on the back, leaning on the right knee. Draughtsman: Hendrik de Flines. Dating: 1784 - 1798. Measurements: h 536 mm × w 332 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Standing male nude, seen on the back (1st prize 1778), Abraham Pietersz. Hulk, 1778 drawing paper. chalk standing figure (+ nude human being). standing figure (+ nude human being)

Kneeling male nude, seen from the side (1st prize 1809), Henricus Franciscus Wiertz, 1809 drawing paper. chalk kneeling figure (+ nude human being). kneeling figure (+ nude human being)

Sitting male nude Solleticare. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 1765 - 1781. Measurements: h 528 mm × w 383 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study of a male nude, on one knee, with a stick above the head. Draughtsman: Louis Fabritius Dubourg. Dating: 1735. Measurements: h 481 mm × w 320 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Miguel Blay y Fábrega / 'Life Study. Male Nude'. 1891. Conté crayon on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Neer, Jacob Jozef van der, Southern Netherlands, Cardon, Antoine Alexandre Joseph, Venus and Cupid, Sculpture of the reclining nude Venus with Cupid. Statue made by Jaques vander Neer, Joseph Pues, Pierre Clement and Pierre d'Huyvetter. Numbered top left in the plate: 13. Part of the collection of figures and statues made of snow in the streets of Antwerp in January 1772., print, book, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 98 mm, width 172 mm, 1739-12-07 - 1822-09-10, print maker, printmaker, 1772 - 1773, paper, papier, etching, engraving, engraving (printing process), Southern Netherlands - 1794, after statue by

Study after the Vatican Statue of Antinous as Osiris ca. 1740-1760 Attributed to Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist. Study after the Vatican Statue of Antinous as Osiris. Attributed to Anonymous, Italian, Bolognese 18th century artist. ca. 1740-1760. Red chalk. Drawings

Study of male nude, sitting with stretched arm.

Seated Male Nude ca. 1740 Jean Restout le jeune French. Seated Male Nude 339687

Jacob Matthias Schmutzer's drawing depicts Mercury lulling Argus to sleep, showing figures, gestures, and mythological elements in black and white chalk.

A Clair-obscur woodcut by John Baptist Jackson from around 1738 depicting Neptune using four plates, showing figure, gestures, and composition details.

Study of male nude, sitting with stretched arm, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure

Antwerp, Jode, Pieter de (I), Varie figvre academiche, Various figures of the academy, Drawing example of a seated male nude facing left, Drawing example of a seated male nude facing left. This print is part of an album., print, picture, album sheet, prints, pictures, height 275 mm, width 183 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1634-08-09, print maker, printmaker, 1629 - 1629, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process)

John Flaxman, 1755-1826, British, A Son of Niobe, Uffizi, Florence, 1787. Graphite, pen and gray ink, and gray wash on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper bound in vellum.

Sitting naked man, Jean Augustin Daiwaille, 1820 - 1833 print The man is sitting on a block and turned his upper body to the right. With his right hand he supports him on a smaller block. His hair is tied together. Amsterdam paper the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sitting). leaning forward

A study of a naked man, a class of one knee, the other leg stretched out to the side; De Bellay, François (CA 1795-1858), Loo, Carle Van (1705-1765); 18th century (1701-00-00-1800-00-00);School of decorations (Warsaw) - collection, acts, male acts, reproductive graphics, drawing, art, academic study

Pompeo Batoni / 'Life study'. 1765 - 1768. White chalk, Black chalk on grey paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Seated Female Nude. Draughtsman: Jan Brandes (possibly). Dating: 1787 - 1808. Place: Skälsebo. Measurements: h 272 mm × w 143 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Three arms and a leg, roubillac, c. 1780 print publisher: ParisFrance paper etching drawing, sketch. legs. arms

Pre-abutting man's figure; Sketch sheets with figure studies.

Drawing, figure study for a fountain design; Elihu Vedder (American, 1836 - 1923); USA; black crayon, white chalk, on buff paper; 32.3 x 21.8 cm (12 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

After Jacques Bellange, Standing Figure (recto) Standing Figure recto

Standing male naked, the left knee on a rock, the right arm raised. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 1765 - 1781. Measurements: h 500 mm × w 315 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A seated male nude with his head bowed. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.

Study to the statue called the Albani Antinous. Artist: anonymous. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 1781. Measurements: h 537 mm × w 404 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Academy study: torso, draughtsman: Arnoldus Dirk Felix Tavenraat, 1856 - 1899, paper, h 524 mm × w 363 mm

Two Male Nudes, One Seated and One Semi-reclining 1771 Jakob Matthias Schmutzer Austrian. Two Male Nudes, One Seated and One Semi-reclining 338470

Ephebus from Anticythera 13396 , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

A reclining sleeping male nude. Soft ground etching by G. Demarteau, after C. Vanloo.

Image of Hercules.

Two Male Nudes, One Seated and One Semi-reclining. Artist: Jakob Matthias Schmutzer (Austrian, Vienna 1733-1811 Vienna). Dimensions: sheet: 23 3/16 x 17 1/8 in. (58.9 x 43.5 cm). Date: 1771. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Standing male nude, Benoit Taurel, 1818

Standing male nude, seen from the front (1st prize 1776), Jean Grandjean, 1776 drawing prepared paper. chalk standing figure (+ nude human being). standing figure (+ nude human being)

Εφηβος. Χαλκινον αγαλμα ευρεθεν εν Αντικυθηροις - Statue en cuivre trouvée a Cérigo , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Seated male nude, Pièrre Recco, 1776 - 1814

Kneeling Nude Youth with Raised Clasped Hands ca. 1730-36 Etienne Jeaurat French. Kneeling Nude Youth with Raised Clasped Hands. Etienne Jeaurat (French, Vermenton 1699-1789 Versailles). ca. 1730-36. Red chalk, heightened with white, on beige paper.. Drawings

Drawing, Figure of a Man: Study from Life; Agnes Blackwell; Student at Cooper Union Art School; USA; charcoal on paper; watermark

A male nude figure seen from the right. Pencil drawing.

Sitting male nude, the left hand under the head, Jurriaan Andriessen, 1772 drawing paper. chalk

Sitting male nude, seen from the side (1st prize 1794), Chrétien Dubois, 1794 drawing paper. chalk sitting figure (+ nude human being). sitting figure (+ nude human being)

Diana as Luna on a cloud, Pieter Valck, 1575 print Diana as the moon goddess Luna on a cloud, the moon on the forehead. Seventh print from a series of series of prints with planets. Venice paper engraving Diana Lucina. Diana as moon-goddess, i.e. Luna (Selene)

Anonymous / 'The Farnese Hercules'. XVIII century. Pencil on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Nude David or Neptune 1501 - 1504; pen and ink by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and polymath.

Leopold Kupelwieser's circa 1824 drawing depicts male figures in an act, executed in bister, feather, and pencil, showing posture, gesture, and interaction.

Sitting male nude, Gerardus de San Jr., 1806 drawing paper. chalk

Statue of a naked Paris; Galleria Giustiniana del Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani I. Statue of a naked Paris, in his right arm a stick, his left arm raised something. Under the tree trunk Vincenzo Giustiniani coat of arms. Print from a series to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome.

Sign example of a naked man lying on his back; Varie Figvre Academic / Diversche Figvren Wt de Academia. Naked young man, with eyes closed, lying on a stone.

Lying male naked with the legs up, Adriaen van de Velde (Possible), 1646 - 1672 drawing paper. chalk lying figure

Study from Life: Nude Male. Artist: John Trumbull (American, Lebanon, Connecticut 1756-1843 New York). Dimensions: 19 1/2 x 12 in. (49.5 x 30.5 cm). Date: ca. 1795-96. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Nude study, woman lying prone (study) , Nudes. George Bellows (1882-1925). Prints and Drawings

Child's act study; Gory, Wiktoria (1902-1945); 1924-1928 (1924-00-00-1928-00-00);

Life Study-Winner Of Grand Prix De Gravure En Taille Jean Alexandre Coraboeuf (Pouillé-les-Côteaux, France, 1870 - 1947) 1898 Nude

Artist: Marcel Paul Maurice Stéphane Mangin, French, active 1875 - 1914, Male Academy Drawing, with a Subsidiary HandStudy, early 20thcentury, Black chalk, sheet: 62.7 × 48 cm (24 11/16 × 18 7/8 in.), French, 19thcentury, Works on Paper - Drawings andWatercolors

Standing male act, Karl Wiener -, artist

Crayon manner print by Gilles Demarteau circa 1767 depicting Marsyas, showing a classical figure, posture, and expressive details.

Study for a naked woman elongated

Drawing example of a naked man; Varie Figvre Academic / Diversche Figvren Wt de Academia. Lying naked young man, closed with eyes, supporting left arm.

Creugante , Antiquities, Sculpture, Boxers Sports. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Greek Hunter.

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