Hey all--I'm trying to find a painting I saw once on instagram and loved but cannot for the life of me find anywhere. I've been searching for two hours now because I've become fully fixated and my brain has turned to mush. I wonder if anyone here might be able to identify the painting.
Here's how I'd describe it:
A study of a nude male bent over in pain after stubbing his toe or hurting his foot in some way.
Details about which I'm very confident:
Baroque or Baroque-adjacent: The figure is large and dominates the composition. He takes up almost all of the picture frame and comes close to the edges. The background is dark--maybe even pure black. The lighting is dramatic and perhaps a bit theatrical. It is warm lighting. He is heroically nude but not idealized. I think he has some element of red fabric on him. His face is a very vivid expression or grimace of pain. The whole purpose of the painting may be to demonstrate skill in expressing vivid emotion. The body is contorted into a twisted position that feels pretty virtuosic, as well. Also, he is a full-grown man, not a boy.
Confident but less so:
Dutch or Flemish? I do not think it is Italian or Spanish. I think he has stubbed his toe and is reacting to the pain. Maybe he is removing a thorn or spine from his foot. I cannot say with certainty. The whole thing feels Caravaggesque and Northern to me. Again, I'm not completely confident about this.
I am very grateful to anyone who might know this work or might be able to send me down the right path in my investigation. Thanks very much!