Anatomical Studies

Domenico Beccafumi

Associated Names
Domenico Beccafumi

Artist, Sienese, c. 1485 - 1551

This is a drawing of two limbs, specifically an arm and a leg. On the left, there is a detailed sketch of a muscular arm extending downward, with a bent elbow and a hand with fingers slightly curled. The right side of the image features a detailed sketch of a leg extending downward with attention to musculature and toes pointed downward. The drawing is executed with fine, dark lines, showcasing intricate anatomical details. Shadows and form are suggested through the use of cross-hatching. The backdrop consists of a simple, textured paper. Touches of red chalk appear on the right side.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Coghlan Briscoe, London, part of a sketchbook sold in London c. 1967; Julius S. Held; Jessie Nordin Audette; NGA purchase in 1983.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1970

  • Selections from the Drawing Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Julius S. Held, University Art Gallery, Binghamton; traveling exhibition, 1970, no. 108.

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1935

  • Rathshoff, Rinaldo de Liphart, "Un libro di schizzi di Domenico Beccafumi," Rivista d'Arte 17 (1935): 178, XLV, fig. 45.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite: SESTF; lower right verso: D996b

Wikidata ID

Q64541056

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