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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
107194
label
Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso)
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
107194
contentType
drawing
title
Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso)
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.
date
mid 1500s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79894710
creators
64047
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 31.6 x 21.6 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
cul
Italy, 16th century
accession
1925.1190.b
Source extras
tec
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing
tombstone
Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso), mid 1500s. Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing; sheet: 31.6 x 21.6 cm (12 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1925.1190.b
supportMaterials
description
beige(1) laid paper
collection
DR - Italian
inscriptions
inscription
lower left, in graphite: A. 3104 ; lower center, in graphite: 12
creditline
Dudley P. Allen Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:45:52.915000
sourceId
107194
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Drawings
coll
DR - Italian
med
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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eba9b96f805b1e11