Attributed To Jacob Jordaens (antwerp 1593 – 1678) - Study Of Feet And Sketch Of Figure

Attributed to Jacob JORDAENS (Antwerp 1593–1678)
Study of Feet and a Figure Sketch


Red and black chalk on laid paper

25.9 × 18.4 cm (10¼ × 7¼ in.)

Minor losses, folds, and slight surface dirt.
Old mount remains on the verso; early pencil inscriptions.

This remarkable study sheet presents several views of male feet and legs, executed in red and black chalk in a manner characteristic of Flemish academy practice in the first quarter of the 17th century. The vigorous treatment of form, the keen attention to anatomical articulation, and the lively draughtsmanship relate the work to Jacob Jordaens’s academic drawings from his formative years, circa 1615–1620. The drawing may be compared with sheets preserved in the British Museum, Düsseldorf, and Darmstadt.