Male Figurative Studies

A collection of nude male studies showcasing various poses, anatomical details, and artistic techniques using red chalk and charcoal with highlights.

Studies of a Male Nude, a Drapery, and a Hand; Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511 - 1574); about 1555 - 1565; Red chalk; 36 × 24.3 cm (14 3,16 × 9 9,16 in.)

Studies of a Male Nude, a Drapery, and a Hand; Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511 - 1574); about 1555 - 1565; Red chalk; 36 × 24.3 cm (14 3,16 × 9 9,16 in.)

Lying male nude, Willem Doudijns, 1680 drawing paper. chalk lying figure

Nude study of a seated man. Draughtsman: Jacopo (I) Palma (il Giovane). Dating: 1554 - 1628. Measurements: h 267 mm × w 178 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Sitting male naked.

Coal drawing with white highlights depicting Amor with a quiver on the back, showing posture and anatomy, by an anonymous artist.

Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708 - 1787), A Youth Reclining on a Bed (Antiochus), c. 1746, red chalk on paper washed ocher

Sea monster or triton with arms bent around the head, Agostino Carracci, 1567 - 1602 drawing paper. chalk

Study of a Nude Man 1753 Corrado Giaquinto. Study of a Nude Man 340179

Sitting female naked.

Een schavende man. Schetsbladen met figuurstudies (series title). Draughtsman: anonymous. Draughtsman: Pasquale Ottini (attributed to). Dating: 1600 - 1699. Place: Verona. Measurements: h 411 mm × w 275 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

A Schavenend Man, Pasquale Ottini (Attributed to), 1600 - 1699 drawing Verona paper. chalk handicrafts ~ wood, timber

Reclining Female Nude. Boucher drew this beautiful female nude to use in a painting. That canvas is no longer known. However, there is a frivolous print with this nude under the misleading title Mademoiselle de *** en habit d’Eté’ (Miss Van *** in summer clothes). In it, she is shown reclining on a drapery at the edge of a pool bordered by plants.

A study by Eustache Le Sueur showing a reclining nude figure with arms raised, executed in black chalk with white heightening on gray-brown paper, dated 1635-1655.

Studie van een mannelijk naakt.Study of a male nude, seated and turned to the right, the head to the left lifted.

Young nobleman, to the left in curved ..

Reclining Female Nude. Artist: Domenico Tintoretto (Italian, Venice 1560-1635 Venice). Dimensions: 7 13/16 x 10 in. (19.8 x 25.4 cm). Former Attribution: Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italian, Venice 1518/19-1594 Venice). Date: early 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study of male nude lying on the side over a block, draughtsman: Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775, paper, h 314 mm × w 228 mm

Figures from Last Judgment, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian, 1475-1564, Red chalk on paper, Figures from The Last Judgment by Michelangelo, France, ca. 1759-70, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Anonymous / 'Saint Sebastian'. 1650 - 1660. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on yellow laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

A brown ink drawing by Hans Baldung Grien around 1515 depicting the body of Christ, showing figures, drapery, and compositional details.

Christ after the crucifixion, Anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1650 drawing Netherlands prepared paper. chalk

Anonymous / 'Saint Jerome'. XVIII century. Black chalk on white paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Ubaldo Gandolfi / 'Life study'. XVIII century. White chalk, Red chalk on brown paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Sea monster or triton with arms folded around the head. Draughtsman: Agostino Carracci. Dating: 1567 - 1602. Measurements: h 340 mm × w 233 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Putto with a coat of arms, Pordenone (attributed to), 1520 - 1539 drawing paper. chalk

Male nude; verso: fragment of a study of male nude stooping over the leg. unknown, draughtsman, cartoonist

Saint Hieronymus in the desert ().

Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto), Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small sketch for a seated figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original.

Companion of Ulysses Transforming into a Hog, Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper, Reclining figure shown from the back, raising right arm. Partially concealed head of a hog., Italy, ca. 1650, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Domenico Tintoretto (Attributed to) / 'Figure Seen from Behind'. Late XVI - Primer tercio del siglo XVII century. Wash, Pencil, Pencil ground, Grey-brown ink on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Anonymous / 'Figure Study of a Male Nude'. XVIII century. Red chalk on laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Nude Figure with Cloak, seen from rear 17th century Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century Italian. Nude Figure with Cloak, seen from rear 340363

Roof of a Sabine woman, side view, Jan Harmensz. Muller, After Adriaen de Vries, 1596 - 1600 print A Roman is robbing a Sabine woman. Side view of a washing model by sculptor Adriaen de Vries. Amsterdam paper drypoint rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast. piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Cesari, Giuseppe, Northern Netherlands, Bishop, Jan de, Paradigmata graphices variorum artificum, Nude man standing with arms raised, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 235 mm, width 106 mm, 1628 - 1671-11-06, print maker, printmaker, 1668 - 1671, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Italian, 1568-02 - 1640-07-03, intermediary draughtsman

Hermaphroditus lying in the farnese gardens. Leaf 8 Recto from a sketchbook with 30 sheets.

Standing, naked woman with hands on the back. .

A feather drawing by an anonymous artist depicting Saint Sebastian in a traditional pose, showing the figure with arrows and detailed anatomy.

Legs and Feet of Male Nude 1812-1850 Italy. Pen and brown ink, on cream wove paper prepared with a pale brown wash . Michelangelo Buonarroti

Graphite pencil drawing by an anonymous artist depicting a nymph, highlighting figure form, pose, and anatomical details.

Chalk drawing by Nicolò dell Abate depicting a seated man reaching for fruits of a tree at the top left, accompanied by a boy, on brownish paper with white grown and blotchy texture.

Naked man kneeling on his back., print maker: J. Ephraimszoon Dresden, (mentioned on object), 1800 - 1808, paper, etching, h 105 mm × w 80 mm

Sketches by Emerich Alexius Swoboda showing a couple in various poses, executed in pencil within a sketchbook dated March to July 1877

Nude Woman Seated with Arms Crossed. Carlo Maratta (attributed to) (Italy, Camerano, 1625-1713). Italy, 17th-18th century. Drawings. Black chalk on blue-green paper

Charles Shannon, 1863-1937, British, A Dressing Room, c.1895. Lithograph.

Body of John the Baptist, Carel de Moor (II), 1687 print The beheaded body of John the Baptist. Leiden paper counterproof the beheading of John the Baptist

Pen and ink drawing by an anonymous artist showing a kneeling faun viewed from the back, positioned to the left, with wash techniques.

Faun playing on a flute, 1696 Presumably pan. Page 4 Recto from a sketchbook with 30 sheets. paper. pencil. chalk Satyrs, Faun, Silen. flute, tribes

Francisco Bayeu / 'Executioner'. 1777. White chalk, Red chalk, Squared-up on dark toned paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Study of two male nudes in landscape position, Two male nudes Abraham Bloemaert's drawing book , print maker: Frederick Bloemaert, intermediary draughtsman: Abraham Bloemaert, publisher: Nicolaes Visscher (II), print maker: Utrecht, publisher: Amsterdam, c. 1679 - c. 1700, paper, engraving, h 207 mm × w 167 mm

Study of male nude, lying on the back, shown in the shortened, Louis Fabritius Dubourg, 1703 - 1775 drawing paper. chalk

Two putti. Draughtsman: Dionys van Nijmegen (possibly). Dating: 1715 - 1798. Measurements: h 225 mm × w 138 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Female Nude.

Studies of a mother who carries her child, Federico Barocci, 1575 - 1579 drawing paper. chalk mother and baby or young child

Male nude, lying on the back. Male nude, lying on the back. Inscription: 1725: 34.

Sitting male nude, right.

Jupiter and Antiope: The Larger Plate. Rembrandt van Rijn; Dutch, 1606-1669. Date: 1659. Dimensions: 140 x 206 mm (sheet trimmed to plate mark). Etching, drypoint, and burin on off-white laid paper. Origin: Holland. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN.

The Dead Christ, 1505. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Charcoal; framing line in graphite (top edge); sheet: 17.1 x 23.5 cm (6 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.).

Seated Satyr 1642-1694 Italy. Red chalk, over black chalk, on tan laid paper with blue fibers, laid down on cream laid paper . Annibale Carracci

Crawling male nude.

Paul Troger, River God, c 1720 River God

Study of a Child and Two Angels Holding Trumpets. Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century. Dimensions: 6 x 5-1/16 in. (15.2 x 12.9 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Putto with a coat of arms. Draughtsman: Titiaan. Draughtsman: Pordenone (attributed to). Dating: 1520 - 1539. Measurements: h 245 mm × w 161 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Dubufe, Guillaume (n.1853-05-16-D.1909-05-23), two studies of naked women / Study of a blowing woman in a trunk (attributed title), 1888-12. Sanguine on blue paper. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors, Red crayon, brush and rose wash on paper, Shown from the back, standing beside and leaning with the right hand upon the trunk of a tree. The left hand raises a bunch of flowers. A view of a lake is at left. Framing lines., Netherlands, 1580-1620, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Woman bent forward, seen from the back, Abraham Bloemaert, draughtsman: anonymous, c. 1611 - c. 1661, paper, pen, h 150 mm × w 83 mm

Naked man with a half of the ropes in the left; Thoma, Hans (1839-1924); around 1890 (1885-00-00-1895-00-00);

Study of a flying figure, by Bellotti Biagio, 18th Century, pen and white lead on gray card. Private collection. Whole artwork. Male nude flight cloth

Sketches of Two Satyrs 1847-1875 France. Red chalk, with touches of red crayon, over graphite, on ivory laid paper . Jean Baptiste Carpeaux

Venus chastises Amor, on the right a naked female dorsal figure, Venus, Amor and a naked figure, draughtsman: Odoardo Fialetti, (possibly), 1583 - 1638, paper, pen, brush, h 160 mm × w 132 mm

Two Nude Figures verso. Dated: c. 1500. Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 17.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.). Medium: black chalk on tan laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: LUCA SIGNORELLI.

Two men in going movement.

Sketch of a Male Nude Leaning on Right Elbow (recto) 1700-1799 France. Black crayon and red chalk, on buff laid paper . Charles-Antoine Coypel

A pencil sketch by Emerich Alexius Swoboda from 1877 depicting a figure with a whispering putto, focusing on interaction, anatomy, and compositional details.

Naked man. Draughtsman: Jacob de Wit. Dating: 1705 - 1754. Measurements: h 318 cm × w 233 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Two Putti Supporting the Lower Part of a Draped Figure (recto); Two Putti (verso). Artist: Jacopo Guarana (Italian, Venice 1720-1808 Venice). Dimensions: 10 11/16 x 13 11/16in. (27.1 x 34.8cm). Date: 1720-1808. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Boy with Sikkel and Schoof, Anonymous, 1700 - 1800 drawing A sitting naked boy with a sickle and a sheaf in a landscape, possibly a personification of agriculture. paper. chalk Personification of Agriculture, 'Agricultura'; 'Agriculture', 'Study of agriculture' (Ripa)

Beheading of a Kneeling Nude Man. Artist: Romulo Cincinnato (Italian, Florence ca. 1540-1597/98 Madrid). Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 5 1/16in. (13.3 x 12.9cm). Date: 1502-93. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Study of a seated male nude. Draughtsman: Jacob Toorenvliet. Dating: 1650 - 1719. Measurements: h 256 mm × w 181 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Study sheet with dancing young man, Gasparo Diziani (attributed to), 1699 - 1767 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen / brush standing figure

A study sheet by an anonymous artist after 1534 showing the full figure of Lorenzo de'Medici's statue from Michelangelo's tomb, head sketches, back figure, and two mantle figures, executed in chalk, red chalk, and white highlights on brown tinted paper.

Drawing, Figural Studies; Italy; red crayon on paper

A four-plate chiaroscuro woodcut by Ugo da Carpi around 1527 depicting the philosopher Diogenes, showing figure, gestures, and classical elements.

Anonymous (Copy Carracci, Agostino) / 'Saint Jerome'. XVII century. Pencil on dark yellow paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Anonymous / 'Laocoön'. XVIII century. Red chalk on grey laid paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Luca Signorelli, Two Nude Figures (verso), c 1500 Two Nude Figures verso

Design for a sculpture group with the personifications of Generosity, Power and Envy. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1600 - 1699. Measurements: h 225 mm × w 140 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Jupiter and Cupid, Raphael, Raffaello S.

Faun of Sater, sitting to the right, Simon Vouet (Possible), 1600 - 1665 drawing paper. chalk satyr(s) (in general)

Naked man with long stick, 1651 drawing Zwolle paper. ink. chalk

Schjerfbeck, Helene, work, Little boy waving his arms, sculpture from the front, 1877-1878, marker on paper, drawing, 22.4 cm x 15.3 cm, Helena Sofia Helene Schjerfbeck 1862 - 1946, Finnish modernist painter, known for her realist works, self-portraits, landscapes and still lifes, finland.

Anatomy study: two arms bent in the elbow and one hand, Two arms and one hand, draughtsman: Daniele da Volterra, 1519 - 1566, paper, pen, h 273 mm × w 203 mm

Torso of Christ on the Cross. Dated: probably c. 1616. Dimensions: sheet: 35.6 x 21 cm (14 x 8 1/4 in.) support: 40.5 x 24.7 cm (15 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.). Medium: black chalk with white heightening; laid down. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Guido Reni.

Woman kneeling on right knee, drapery across thighs; torso bent backward; left arm raised, right arm extended across body; study of left hand, in which rests portion of a staff, at upper right. Charcoal and graphite on cream wove paper. Date: 1891-92. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Reclining nude child, Jan Swart, 1774.

A drawing by Coloman Felner depicting the lost Magdalena, executed in bister with wash and white highlights, emphasizing figure, posture, and expression.

Study of a classical sculpture. Study of a marble image: a lying sleeping woman in antique clothing.

The Descent from the Cross. Dated: 1568/1569. Dimensions: overall: 36.4 x 21.4 cm (14 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.). Medium: black with stumping, heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, partially incised for transfer. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: FEDERICO BAROCCI.

Venus and Cupid, Jan Pietersz. Summer (attributed to), c. 1660 - c. 1665 drawing cartridge paper. chalk (story of) Venus (Aphrodite). cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

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