Nude Male Figure

Carlo Maratti · 1625–1713

What you practise here

Nude academy: classical construction of the figure

Find the line of action first, then the tilt of shoulders and hips. Block the big masses in head-heights before drawing any contour.

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

Other artworks to study

Four Studies of Recumbent Female Nudes (Galatea) Portrait of Francesca Gommi, Wife of Carlo Maratti Draperistudier The Intoxication of Wine Ugolino and His Sons Study for Obsession