Twee armen van een vrouw

About this artwork

Aankoop uit het J.W. Edwin Vom Rath Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Art Historical Context

"Two Arms of a Woman" (*Twee armen van een vrouw*) is delicate drawing by Paris Bordone, a prominent Venetian Renaissance painter active in the 16th century (c. 1500–1571). Bordone, influenced by masters like Titian and Giorg, bridged High Renaissance ideals with emerging Mannerist elegance in his portraits and mythological scenes. This small-scale study on paper (159 × 199 mm) captures the graceful anatomy of a woman's arms, showcasing the artist's meticulous attention to form and proportion—a hallmark of Venetian draftsmanship used for preparing larger oil paintings. Such preparatory sketch...