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.
Provenance
[P. & D. Colnaghi Co.]
Accession Number
1925.1190.b
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing
Dimensions
Sheet: 31.6 x 21.6 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund