Kneeling Female Nude with Outstretched Arms, Aert de Gelder (attributed to), c. 1660 - c. 1662
pen, h 221mm × w 146mm More details
Aert de Gelder made this nude study during his pupillage with Rembrandt. Like his master, his rendering of the posing woman with drooping breasts and a sagging stomach is unvarnished. It was only in Rembrandt’s workshop that drawing after a nude female model became more prevalent among Dutch artists. Not only was it an excellent exercise, but studies of nudes also often served as models for figures in a painting.
