Female Nude Praying

Albrecht Dürer, 1497/1500

Drawn with brown ink on tan paper, a nude woman stands with her back to us, looking up and to our right with her hands together in prayer on this vertical sheet. Taking up most of the composition, she stands with her weight on her right foot and her left foot extended behind her and to the side. A scarf wraps around her hair and one end trails down her left shoulder. The edge of her right cheek and the tip of her nose are visible. Thin strokes outline the ample contours of her body and loose, parallel, curved strokes are used to create shadows on her arms, back, and legs. Tightly packed lines create darker shadows on her face.
Artista
Albrecht Dürer
Data
1497/1500
Tipus
Drawing
Tècnica
pen and brown ink on laid paper
Mides
21.5 × 13.6 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

Drawn with brown ink on tan paper, a nude woman stands with her back to us, looking up and to our right with her hands together in prayer on this vertical sheet. Taking up most of the composition, she stands with her weight on her right foot and her left foot extended behind her and to the side. A scarf wraps around her hair and one end trails down her left shoulder. The edge of her right cheek and the tip of her nose are visible. Thin strokes outline the ample contours of her body and loose, parallel, curved strokes are used to create shadows on her arms, back, and legs. Tightly packed lines create darker shadows on her face.

Albrecht Dürer