Seated Female Nude, Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Artist: Attributed to Govaert Flinck | Mia

Seated Female Nude, Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Artist: Attributed to Govaert Flinck — Seated Female Nude, 1630s-1640s
Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Artist: Attributed to Govaert Flinck
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Gift of John W. Ittmann 86.104
Not on View
Though Jacob Backer's talents were often overshadowed by his more famous Amsterdam contemporary, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), his nudes found wide acclaim, and deservedly so, as this masterful drawing clearly testifies. His subject sits with her head turned in profile and resting on her right hand. The softness of female flesh is exquisitely rendered with carefully placed highlights, while shaded areas describe the delicate slackening of her skin on her upper back and just below her breast.

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Title: Seated Female Nude
Dated: 1630s-1640s
Artist: Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Artist: Attributed to Govaert Flinck
Nationality: Dutch
Artist Life: 1608 - 1651
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 16 1/8 x 9 5/8 in. (41 x 24.5 cm) (irregular)
Credit: Gift of John W. Ittmann
Accession Number: 86.104
Medium: Black and white chalk on blue paper
Country: Netherlands
Century: 17th century
Provenance: [Mrs. Dudley Johnson, The Drawing Room, Princeton, NJ]. John W. Ittmann, Minneapolis (until 1986; gave to MIA).
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Drawings
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