Italian School
16th century
Five Écorchés Seen from the Back. Verso: Standing Figure Turned to the Right with Hand on Hip, and Outline of Torso with Right Arm
6 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches (161 x 271 mm)
Red chalk on paper; perimeter mounted; verso: red chalk.
1988.110
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Circle of Raphael (1483-1520).
Formerly attributed to Circle of Raphael (1483-1520).
Description
The present sheet was formerly attributed to Raphael’s circle, though it appears to be somewhat later. The lightly drawn nudes on the verso seem to have been made after a live model, seemingly the same figure studied from the side and back. The écorché studies on the recto seem to represent the draftsman’s attempt to visualize the relationship between the skeleton and muscles.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower center, in graphite, "Rafaele."
Associated names
Raphael, 1483-1520, Circle of, Formerly attributed to.
Koller, Wilhelm, -1871, former owner.
Posonyi, Alexander Emil, 1839-1899, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Koller, Wilhelm, -1871, former owner.
Posonyi, Alexander Emil, 1839-1899, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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