Musculorum Tabula VIII
1742
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1742
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Musculorum Tabula VIII is a 1742 ink by Jan Wandelaar, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a skeleton standing next to a rock. The bones are drawn with tiny lines to show muscles. The figure leans on a stick, one arm raised like it’s holding something. The background looks like a rocky cliff. This is one of eight plates from a book about human anatomy. The artist drew every muscle and bone in great detail. Next, check out how engraving works to see how artists made these sharp lines.
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