Skeletonized Carcass, ca. 1544–1612

ArtistBartolomeo Passarotti ?, Bologna 1529–1592 Bologna

ArtistTiburzio Passarotti ?, Bologna 1550–1612 Bologna

MediumPen and brown ink, traces of black chalk

Sheet dimensions26,9 × 38,9 cm

Status

not on display

About the workA severely decomposed corpse in a twisted pose occupies almost the entire sheet. The drawing is either by the Bolognese painter Bartolomeo Passarotti or his son Tiburzio. Bartolomeo studied human anatomy intensively. He had planned to create an anatomical textbook, but it remained unfinished. He passed on his knowledge to his son and the students in his workshop. When the first art academies were founded in Italy in the sixteenth century, the study of anatomy became an important element of an artistic education.

AccessionCollection of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Provenance[…]; seit 1932 Dauerleihgabe der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

Inventory numberKA (FP) 7320

Renaissance

Contact

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