Skeleton of a Frog

1620-1621

Teodoro Filippo di Liagno, called Napoletano

Associated Names
Teodoro Filippo di Liagno

Artist, Italian, 1589 - 1629

This is a drawing of a skeletal structure resembling that of a creature. The drawing depicts an animal skeleton presented in a stylized, anatomical view, with detailed emphasis on the form and shape of the bones. The creature is shown with its spine slightly curved, limbs bent, and its bones intricately detailed. Above the skeletal form is a textual element that contains Latin script. The drawing has a gothic or medieval aesthetic, with bold, fine lines denoting bone structure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Virginia Mars

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 × 9.2 cm (5 11/16 × 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 17.4 × 11.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.5.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Chiarini, no. 427

  • Series Title

    Animal Skeletons

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA); NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2025

  • Little Beasts: Art Wonder and the Natural World, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2025.

Bibliography

2007

  • Chiarini, Marco. Teodoro Filippo di Liagno detto Filippo Napoletano, 1589-1629: Vite e opere. Florence: Centro Di, 2007, no. 427.

Inscriptions

in plate, at top:Quanta inimicitia mortalibus insidietur / Horribilis BUFFO, nuda vel ossa monent; in plate, at lower right: Granochio; bottom right corner of sheet, in pen and ink by a later hand: 27

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