Figuren-, Blatt- und Baumstammskizzen c. 1650s - 1660s

This pen and ink drawing by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Lievens depicts a series of quick sketches. They are mostly studies for figures, including one on horseback, and a tree trunk. This work is typical of Lievens’s style, in which he focused on anatomical accuracy and naturalism, evident in the fluidity of the lines and dynamic poses. The study of figures was a key part of Lievens’s artistic process, and these sketches demonstrate his rigorous approach to capturing the human form. This work is a captivating example of the preliminary sketches that Lievens used to develop his final compositions.