Seated Female Nude
1647/78
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk and opaque white watercolor, on cream laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Primary support: 28.4 × 19.2 cm (11 3/16 × 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
74224
Art Historical Context
Samuel van Hoogstraten's *Seated Female N* (1647/78) is a captivating drawing from the Dutch Golden Age, showcasing the artist's mastery of the human form. Created when Hoogstraten was in his early twenties—likely as a student of Rembrandt in Leiden—this intimate study captures a relaxed female figure seated in profile, her pose natural and unidealized. Housed in the Art Institute Chicago's Prints and Drawings, the work measures a modest 28.4 × 19.2 cm, inviting close contemplation of its delicate execution on cream laid paper. Hoogstraten, a versatile Dutch artist known for his innovative pe...
About the Artist
Samuel van Hoogstraten · 1627–1678
Studied under his father, Dirck, and under Rembrandt. Was noted as an artist to the emperor in Vienna and as the head of an academy in Dordrecht. Comment on works: History; Portraits; Genre; Landscapes; Still life; Mythology; Religious