Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso)
Medium
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, and charcoal underdrawing
Dimensions
31.6 × 21.6 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Accession Number
1925.1190.b
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.