Ecorché: Two Studies of the Muscles of the Shoulder and of the Arm, Raised
1810–63
Medium
Counterproof of a drawing (Musée du Louvre RF 10672) in red and black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 9/16 in. (26 x 39.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Eric Carlson, in memory of his parents, Elizabeth and Gustav Carlson, 2008
Accession Number
2008.542
Tags
About the Artist
Eugène Delacroix · 1798–1863
Eugène Delacroix (1798–1863) stands as the defining figure of French Romanticism and a pivotal bridge to modernism. Born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice near Paris, he came from distinguished lineage—his mother descended from the prestigious Oeben-Riesener furniture dynasty, while persistent speculation suggested the statesman Talleyrand may have been his biological father, a theory supported by physic...