Muscular tissue on a joint
1970
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This drawing shows a close-up of a human shoulder joint. The bones and muscles are sketched in gray tones, with careful lines marking tendons and the rounded ball of the shoulder. The paper is mostly white, letting the shading stand out clearly. The artist focused on how the muscles wrap around the bone—notice how the tendons fan out like ribbons. This kind of detailed drawing was often used to study how the body works. Next, look up medicine, anatomy, biology to see how artists helped early science.
