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Studies of the Leg of a Man and a Horse's Head (recto); sketches of the back of a man's left shoulder and a chained (?) figure.

second quarter 16th century
Not on view
The detailed explorations of the muscular structure of the human leg, seen from varying points of view in this sheet, attest to the importance of anatomical studies during the Renaissance. In order to better understand the human form, artists such as Leonardo and Michelangelo carried out dissections. The unrelated annotations of accounting information in the right margin were written by a later hand.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Studies of the Leg of a Man and a Horse's Head (recto); sketches of the back of a man's left shoulder and a chained (?) figure.
  • Artist: Central Italian , second quarter 16th century
  • Date: second quarter 16th century
  • Culture: Central Italian
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink (the horse's head in a different pen and brown ink), brush and wash in two shades of brown (recto); red chalk and pencil (verso)
  • Dimensions: 13 x 9 5/8 in. (33 x 24.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.377
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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