Reclining Female Nude 1571 - 1600

"Reclining Female Nude" is a drawing by Domenico Tintoretto, a Venetian painter of the late Renaissance period, from the early 17th century. The drawing depicts a nude female figure in a reclining pose, executed in black chalk on a green-toned paper. This study in black chalk may have been used by Tintoretto to plan a larger painting or to prepare for a mural commission, characteristic of the artist's style. The drawing, currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, reveals Tintoretto’s skill in capturing the human figure with a sense of movement and anatomical precision.