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Seated Female Nude, 1630s-1640s
Attributed to Jacob Adriaensz. Backer; Artist: Attributed to Govaert Flinckexpand_more
Black and white chalk on blue paperexpand_more
Gift of John W. Ittmannexpand_more 86.104
Not on Viewexpand_more
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.
