Collection Online as of March 28, 2023
Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso)
Part of a set. See all set records
Luzio Romano
(Italian, active 1528–75)
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing
Support: Beige(1) laid paper
Sheet: 31.6 x 21.6 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1925.1190.b
Location
not on view
Description
Luzio Romano’s drawing of arms and a head were made from a flayed body (a cadaver with its skin removed). The triangle placed over the facial profile points to the Renaissance artist’s interest in geometry and to the idea that the human body is the primary model of perfect proportions.