The image shows an artistic drawing of a muscular man in a dynamic pose. He is depicted standing with one leg crossing over the other, his body slightly turned to the left. The man's head is turned to his left, showing his facial profile with a prominent nose and slightly open mouth. He has curly hair and is naked, with a piece of cloth draped around his back and tied at the waist. The man is holding a long slender object in his right hand. The background is plain with a greyish-blue paper texture and a narrow frame bordering the edges.
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Study of a Man Playing a Pipe

Govaert Flinck (Dutch, 1615 - 1660)

1640s

Medium
black and white chalk on blue laid paper, laid down on an old album sheet
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 39.5 × 24.2 cm (15 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.) ; mount: 45.6 × 30.5 cm (17 15/16 × 12 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of David H. McDonnell
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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