Muscular tissue of the upper extremities
1971
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1971
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Muscular tissue of the upper extremities is a 1971 by H.G, Wetselaar, depicting Anatomy, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This drawing shows the muscles and tendons in a human arm and shoulder. The lines are tight and precise, making the muscles look almost three-dimensional. You can see where the arm bends at the elbow and how the skin pulls tight over the bones. The artist focused on accuracy over emotion, which was common in medical drawings. These were often used for studying how the body works. Notice how the hand is slightly open—it helps show the tendons running along the forearm. If you like this kind of detailed drawing, look up cross-hatching next.
H.G. Wetselaar spent his days hunched over microscopes in a quiet Leiden lab, sketching what most people ignore. His pencil caught the raw architecture of bodies we pretend are smooth—like the knotted muscles of a…
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