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Italian School
16th century
Five Écorchés Seen from the Back. Verso: Standing Figure Turned to the Right with Hand on Hip, and Outline of Torso with Right Arm
ca. 1550-1570
Red chalk on paper; perimeter mounted; verso: red chalk.
6 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches (161 x 271 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1988.110
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Description:
The present sheet was formerly attributed to Raphael’s circle, though it appears to be somewhat later. The lightly drawn nudes on the verso seem to have been made after a live model, seemingly the same figure studied from the side and back. The écorché studies on the recto seem to represent the draftsman’s attempt to visualize the relationship between the skeleton and muscles.
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Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Circle of Raphael (1483-1520).
Inscription:
Inscribed at lower center, in graphite, "Rafaele."
Provenance:
Vatican (according to Janos Scholz); Wilhelm Koller, Vienna (d. 1871; no mark, see Lugt 2632); Alexander Emil Posonyi (1839-1899), Vienna (no mark; see L. 2040-41) (according to Janos Scholz); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; art market, New York, 1949; János Scholz, New York (no mark; See Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names:
Raphael, 1483-1520, Circle of, Formerly attributed to.
Koller, Wilhelm, -1871, former owner.
Posonyi, Alexander Emil, 1839-1899, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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