Study of a Nude Man
Artist: Pierre Narcisse Guérin (French, 1774–1833)
Original Dimensions: 31 3/4" x 25 1/4"
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
About Artwork: (ca. 1810–20) "The model holds a rope or staff in a position that could subsequently be adapted to a narrative context, perhaps a fisherman hauling a net. The same pose was captured in at least two other paintings, one of which is by Théodore Géricault. Because Géricault developed his skills in the studio of Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774–1833), all three paintings provide evidence of Guérin’s teaching practice. Working from the live model was a group activity, as Guérin himself knew from studying with history painter Jacques Louis David, the most influential teacher in Europe in the decades around 1800." - (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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