Apollo Flaying Marsyas (recto); Two Sketches of a Mother and Child (verso)
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1504
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This sketch shows two strong, muscular figures tangled together. One is on top, pulling the other’s arms back, while the second figure clutches their head in pain. Their bodies twist in a knot, and the lines are rough but full of movement. The rough, uneven strokes suggest it was drawn quickly, maybe as a practice piece. The scene looks like a struggle, but the faces are blurred or unfinished. Next, check out the Renaissance movement to see how artists used sketches like this to study movement.
![Apollo and Studies of the Artist's Own Hand [recto]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/ee93288e84456aea/thumb.webp)
![Two Studies of the Statue of Alexander and Bucephalus [verso]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/c8baec3f622cceea/thumb.webp)
