Classical Figure Drawings

Sketches of standing figures in various poses, showcasing drapery and body form, rendered in chalk, pencil, and woodcut styles.

Standing woman, accustomed to the left, intermediary draughtsman: Parmigianino, draughtsman: anonymous, 1523 - 1620, paper, pen, brush, h 154 mm × w 87 mm

Red chalk drawing by Baldassare Franceschini depicting a standing figure wearing a coat, showing posture, gesture, and body form.

The Garland Weavers, Drapery Study, 1866-1867 Artist: Edward Burne-Jones, Art Movement, Pre-Raphaelite, Drawing, Pencil, Works on Paper

Standing woman, accustomed to the left, intermediary draughtsman: Parmigianino, draughtsman: anonymous, 1523 - 1620, paper, pen, brush, h 154 mm × w 87 mm

Saint Paul holding a sword and a book, from Christ and the Apostles. Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510-1563 Venice). Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (22.5 x 11.5 cm). Date: 1540-63. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Clair-obscur woodcut by Domenico Beccafumi depicting an apostle, created in three plates around 1540-1545.

Apostle Simon, Joos van Winghe, 1554 - 1603 drawing paper. ink pen / brush

Studies for the Entombment of Christ, Giuseppe Passeri, Italian, 1654 - 1714, Red and white chalk on blue paper, Studies of kneeling man with raised arms; details of arms., Italy, 1775-1800, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Sketches of Robed Male Prophet 1626-1668 France. Red chalk, heightened with lead white (discolored), with graphite, on cream laid paper . Nicolas Mignard

Study for a Maria at her marriage, Giovanni Lanfranco, 1592 - 1647 drawing A standing veiled woman. paper. chalk marriage of Mary and Joseph, 'Sposalizio': they are married by the high priest (+ Mary). standing figure - AA - female human figure

Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta created a chalk drawing with white heightening of a kneeling woman facing left on blue paper, focusing on posture and form.

Male figure in Toga, Eustache Lesueur, 1627 - 1655 drawing Male figure in gown, seen from neck to just below the knees. paper. chalk Standing figure. Drapery, Draped Garment, 'Course'

Abraham Bloemaert, Studies of Legs and Drapery (recto) Studies of Legs and Drapery recto

Giovanni Francesco Bezzi depicted Moses holding the tablets of the law using red chalk and feather with red and brown wash, showing figure and posture with detailed outlines.

Seated figure with tablet, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Seated female figure pointing to a tablet., France, ca. 1759-70, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Man Pulling a Curtain Aside 18th century Etienne Parrocel French. Man Pulling a Curtain Aside 339164

Simon Vouet, Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy, c 1635 Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy

Drawing by Claude Vignon showing Christ with the twelve apostles, focusing on Bartholomäus, executed in red chalk circa 1650, depicting figures, gestures, and drapery.

Bliżej Kultury Simmler, Józef (1823 1868)

Twowomen. Artist: Simon Vouet, French, 1590-1649

Anonymous (Copy Pomarancio) / 'Saint Domitilla'. First quarter of the Último cuarto del siglo XVI - XVII century. Pencil, Mauve ink on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Hubert Robert, Woman in Toga (verso), probably c 1754 1765 Woman in Toga verso

Francisco Bayeu / 'Veiled Figure'. 1777. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Standing Woman Facing Right early 18th century Nicolas Lancret French. Standing Woman Facing Right 337526

Draped model, with one hand held forward, draughtsman: Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1539 - 1592, paper, pen, h 423 mm × w 245 mm

Caricature of a Grandee. Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century. Dimensions: 6-3/16 x 2-7/8 in. (15.7 x 7.3 cm). Date: 17th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Saint Francis at the moment of stigmatization. Draughtsman: Cigoli. Dating: 1569 - 1613. Measurements: h 348 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Kneeling Monnik, Anonymous, 1500 - 1549 drawing Florence paper. chalk monk(s), friar(s)

Davide Ghirlandaio's drawing depicts a standing figure in period costume holding an object, executed with silver pen on yellow-primed paper with white highlights, emphasizing posture, costume, and gesture.

Standing man in Toga, Jean Grandjean, 1765 - 1781 drawing prepared paper. chalk

Drapery study of a bent over woman. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 1765 - 1781. Measurements: h 495 mm × w 377 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Striding Soldier, Aniello Falcone, Italian, 1607 - 1656, Red chalk on paper, lined, A figure of a soldier in a feathered helmet strides forward with his left arm extended before him and a lance or similar object in his right hand., Naples, Italy, 1620-40, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Stagend Man In Toga, Jean Honor Fraion Frandard (less of), 1750 - 1800 drawing paper. chalk standing figure

Recueil de morceaux d'architecture et de divers fragmens de monumens antiques fait en Italie par Marie Joseph Peyre architecte du Roy ancien pensionnaire de Sa Majesté à Rome, Peyre, Marie-Joseph, 1730-1785, pencil, ink, pen, wash, black and red chalk, watercolor, 1786, Album of architectural drawings with sketches and some fully realized drawings includes drawings of architectural fragments and details (some with measurements), two views, ancient and Baroque sculpture, urns and coffers, and designs for fountains and buildings.

Drawing by Bernardino Poccetti depicting a figure floating forward, raising one hand and holding a robe with the other, executed in red chalk on damaged paper.

Study of an angel with a lance, Simone Peterzano (Rejected Attribution), 1550 - 1600 drawing paper. ink pen / brush

Francisco Bayeu / 'Saint Casilda'. 1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Drawing, Drawing: A) Personification of charity, B) A terrified woman; Italy; black chalk and pen with grayish-brown water color on paper; Mat: 20 × 15.4 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.)

Prudence verso. Dated: 1596/1601. Dimensions: overall: 28.7 x 17.7 cm (11 5/16 x 6 15/16 in.). Medium: red chalk on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIOVANNI ALBERTI.

Saint John the Baptist and San Bernardo degli Uberti 1580-1599 Italy. Black and red chalk on tan laid paper, laid down on card . Andrea del Sarto

A Standing Man in Classical Drapery. Dated: 1544/1549. Dimensions: Overall: 43.3 x 26.3 cm (17 1/16 x 10 3/8 in.) support: 52 x 35 cm (20 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.). Medium: brown wash with white heightening over black chalk on green-blue paper laid on brown washed paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: GIROLAMO MUZIANO.

A pencil draft by Emerich Alexius Swoboda depicting an allegorical scene, illustrating symbolic figures, gestures, and composition.

St George Series - Study of the Princess for 'The Princess chained to the Tree', 1865-1866. Artist: Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Saint Peter, c. 1547. Domenico Beccafumi (Italian, 1486-1551). Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in four shades of brown; sheet: 41.2 x 21.4 cm (16 1/4 x 8 7/16 in.).

Brush tip studies by Agostino Carracci showing figures of Maria and the Apostles Jacob and Thomas, using light brown lavation and black pen, late 16th century.

Second anatomical study of the muscles of the left thigh, Pieter van Gunst, After Gerard de Lairesse, 1685 print Anatomical study of the muscles from the left thigh to the knee. T. 76 at the top right. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving upper leg. muscles

Drawing, Standing figure with basket; Jean-Robert Ango (French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773); France; red chalk on paper

Sibylle. Design for a swim filling for a fresco.

Two Men Carrying a Body. Date/Period: 1740 - 1750. Drawing. Black chalk, gray wash and white chalk on brown paper. Height: 353 mm (13.89 in); Width: 252 mm (9.92 in). Author: STEFANO POZZI.

Study of a kneeling figure to the left by Peter Paul Rubens for the Adoration of the Shepherds, executed in black chalk with white highlights on light gray paper around 1617.

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Haabet, 1592

Philosophy, plate 28 from Arts and Sciences. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi; Italian, active c. 1465. Date: 1460-1470. Dimensions: 179 x 100 mm (plate); 185 x 105 mm (sheet). Engraving in black on ivory laid paper. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Saint Margaret with the dragon in a landscape, draughtsman: Giovanni Cambiaso, 1505 - 1579, paper, pen, brush, h 305 mm × w 194 mm

Design for Magazine Cover, Kenyon Cox, American, 1856-1919, Graphite on paper, Sketch of a magazine cover with a female figure seated and reading an opened book on her lap., USA, ca. 1900, graphic design, Drawing, Drawing

This pencil draft by Claudius Lavergne depicts Daniel with two lions for a glass window of the Church La Sagesse, emphasizing figures, posture, and compositional arrangement between 1862 and 1869.

Study for the Kneeling Virgin. Tanzio da Varallo (Italian, about 1575/1580 - 1632/1633)

Creusa Carrying the Gods of Troy. Dated: c. 1635. Dimensions: overall: 27.7 x 20.3 cm (10 7/8 x 8 in.). Medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: SIMON VOUET.

Augustin Pajou, The Muse Terpsichore, c 1768 The Muse Terpsichore

Study of a young man with broad hat on, looking to the right, the right hand repeated., Study of a young man, draughtsman: Jacob Bunel, 1568 - 1614, paper, brush, h 273 mm × w 165 mm

Study of a Seated Youth, early 1590s, Ferraù Fenzoni, Italian, (Faenza), 1562 - 1645, 14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in. (38 x 24.7 cm) (sheet), Red chalk on cream laid paper, backed with Japanese paper, Italy, 16th century, Given that apprentices would enter a master's workshop around the age of 9 or 10, Ferraù Fenzoni likely borrowed one of his young assistants for this sheet. Here the boy poses in mounds of thick drapery while seated on a chair. The figure points directly at the artist - - a difficult pose sustained with the aid of a staff to support the boy's hand. Fenzoni represented this daringly foreshortened gesture with extraordinary skill.

St Andrew, from Apostles Artist's working dates 1450-1491 Germany. Engraving on paper . Martin Schongauer

Sibylla Cimmeria. Dated: 1625. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jacques Stella.

Woman sitting with her head turned downwards to her right and eyes closed ca. 1500-1600 Anonymous. Woman sitting with her head turned downwards to her right and eyes closed 342687

Robber study.

St. (Jerome) in Ecstasy, Red chalk on brown paper, Vertical composition of a saint (St. Jerome) in ecstasy. He looks up with right arm outstretched and left arm leaning against a ledge., Italy, 1816, religion, Drawing, Drawing

Geoffroy Dumoûtier, The Crowned Virgin in a Niche, 1543 The Crowned Virgin in a Niche

Standing woman and other studies ..

Sitting man putting on his stocking, Alessandro Allori, 1545 - 1572 drawing paper. chalk brush

Sketches A) Sibyl (); B) St. John preaching, Pen, ink, brush, grey watercolor, white heightening on rough blue paper, Vertical composition with sketches. A) A standing woman with a turban, shown from the front. She carries an open book in her lowered hands. '5' is written above at right. Reverse: B) St. John is shown from the front sitting. He points with his right hand at heaven. At left is a group of people listening to him; some stand, some sit. At right is the Lamb, standing with its front legs upon the seat of the Precursor. He leans his left arm upon something above which the heads of two elderly men are shown. '6' is written above at right., Italy, 1780, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Anonymous / 'Saint or prophet holding a book'. Mid-XVIcentury. Pencil on paper. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Oriental figure seen on the back. Measurements: h 562 mm × w 392 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Standing figure with basket, Jean-Robert Ango, French, active in Rome 1759 -1770, d. 1773, Red chalk on paper, Standing figure in medieval clothing with head and neck covered holds a basket filled with objects with his left hand and holds out his right with fingers spread., France, ca. 1759-70, figures, Drawing, Drawing

Gentleman Seated at a Table. Artist: François de Troy (French, Toulouse 1645-1730 Paris). Dimensions: 17 15/16 x 11 7/16 in. (45.5 x 29 cm). Date: n.d.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Woman readjusting her drape Ary Ernest Renan (1858-1900). Woman readjusting her drape. Female figure study that seems to readjust its drape. Graphite pencil on layer paper, with tile. Paris, museum of romantic life.

A Female Saint Contemplating a Crucifix; Attributed to Giovanni Antonio Guardi (Italian, 1699 - 1760); Italy; about 1745; Pen and brown ink with light brown wash, heightened with white bodycolor, over red chalk; 29.2 x 21 cm (11 1,2 x 8 1,4 in.)

Kneeling male saint, Annibale Carracci (attributed to), 1570 - 1609, draughtsman: Annibale Carracci, (attributed to), 1570 - 1609, paper, pen, brush, h 103 mm × w 38 mm

Kerkvaders Hieronymus and Gregorius in a portal, Gian Francesco Bembo, 1500 - 1525 drawing paper. ink. chalk pen

Study of a Kneeling Man; Pieter Lastman (Dutch, about 1583 - 1633); about 1625; Red chalk; 11.1 x 9.4 cm (4 3,8 x 3 11,16 in.)

Sibylle, Ventura Salimbeni, 1567 - 1613 drawing Design for a swing filling for a fresco. paper. chalk

Kneeling Monastic Saint with Raised Arms. Circle of Giovanni Antonio Sogliani; Italian, 1492-1544. Date: 1500-1526. Dimensions: 210 x 257 mm. Black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk, on tan laid paper, tipped onto cream wove card. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Circle of Giovanni Antonio di Francesco Sogliani.

Saint Catherine, Maerten de Vos, 1584 - 1589, Design for a print., draughtsman: Maerten de Vos, 1584 - 1589, paper, pen, brush, h 170 mm × w 132 mm

Study of the aposto character with palm trees in the right; Scholtz, Julius (1825-1893); 1884 (1844-00-00-1844-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenen Künste (Wrocław - 1880-1945) - collection, Scholtz, Hanna (Flow. Ca 1912) - Dar, Christ's entry to Jerusalem (iconogr.), Apostles, German drawings, studies to paintings, studies of characters

Portrait of an unknown old woman with a fur hat on her head. She has a stick in her left hand, Portrait of an unknown old woman., print maker: Simon Klapmuts, Moordrecht, 1744 - 1780, paper, etching, h 76 mm × w 59 mm

Grey earth in long coat, draughtsman: Girolamo Muziano, (possibly), 1538 - 1592, paper, h 343 mm × w 214 mm

Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head ca. 1637-40 Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto) Spanish Ribera, a prolific draftsman who spent most of his career in Naples, is known for his engaging, caricature-like drawings. Here, a bald man gazing toward the viewer is surmounted by a small figure who holds a banner as if he has conquered a summit. The banner is inscribed with the name Niccolò Simonelli, a Roman collector, patron, and amateur art dealer. The significance of the inscription is not clear. We do not know if Ribera knew Simonelli or if the inscription indicates that Simonelli owned this drawing. The banner might even have been a later addition, and the small man originally may have held only the pole.. Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head 336357

The Three Magi: Melchoir, King of Nubia. Jacques Bellange; French, c. 1575-1616. Date: 1614-1638. Dimensions: 285 × 161 mm. Etching on ivory laid paper. Origin: France. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Moses 1730-1739 Italy. Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on gray wove paper . Michelangelo Buonarroti

Study of a Man Seated at a Table. Italy, 18th century. Drawings. Red and white chalk on blue paper

Study for a kneeling apostle, Giovanni Baglione, 1581 - Before 1628 drawing paper. paint (coating). chalk brush kneeling figure. (single) apostle, unspecified

Study of a man who helps to carry a body at the foot end. Draughtsman: Jean Grandjean. Dating: 1765 - 1781. Measurements: h 492 mm × w 376 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bliżej Kultury Simmler, Józef (1823 1868)

Drapery Study of a Seated Woman, 1865. Artist: Edward Burne-Jones

Saint Bartholomew. Dated: c. 1470/1480. Medium: engraving. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Israhel van Meckenem after Master E. S.

Study for Raising of Lazarus, c. 1677, François Verdier, French, 1651 - 1730, 12 3/8 x 10 in. (31.43 x 25.4 cm) (image, sheet), Red chalk heightened with white, France, 17th century, Verdier was a prize-winning student at the Royal Academy at Paris which resulted in his election as an academician in 1678. In 1685, he was married to a niece of Charles Le Brun (1619-90), first painter to King Louis XIV, director of the Royal Academy and the Gobelins tapestry factory, and, in effect, the dictator of French artistic life until his death. Verdier received from Le Brun major commissions for the Trianon at Versailles and Gobelins. After 1699, Verdier devoted himself to drawing and engraving. Verdiers drawing of a kneeling woman, dating about 1677, is a study for a figure in a painting The Raising of Lazarus for the church of Notre-Dame, Paris. It epitomizes the manner dictated by the Royal Academy. Importance was attached to clear, distinct forms. Bold strokes of red chalk on tan paper defin

Bearded Old Man Seated with Left Arm Extented 1522-91 Bernardino Campi Italian. Bearded Old Man Seated with Left Arm Extented 338346

Studies of Men in Togas recto. Dimensions: overall: 51.1 x 35.6 cm (20 1/8 x 14 in.). Medium: black chalk on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Otto Greiner.

Standing man in Mantel, to the right, Johan Hendrik Koelman, 1830 - 1887 drawing paper. pencil. chalk

Standing Woman with Laurel Wreath 1600-1699 Italy. Pen and brown ink with brush and brown and orange wash, heightened with lead white, over brown chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper . Biagio Pupini

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