Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left
Jacob Jordaens
c. 1640
Medium
Red and black chalk, with touches of white chalk, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
34.4 × 21.7 cm (13 9/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
76291
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Following Rubens's death in 1640, Jordaens was regarded as the greatest living painter in the Southern Netherlands. Deeply influenced by Rubens, Jordaens created genre scenes characterized by an often candid realism. This study from life depicts a figure familiar from other drawings and paintings by the artist from around 1640.