A Right Arm Écorgé
Wax Model
ca. 1550 (made)
ca. 1550 (made)
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This model in wax of a right arm écorgé is an anatomical study by an unknown artist made in Florence ca 1550.
It was formerly ascribed to Michelangelo and appears to be a study for the pendent arm of the marble statue of David (1501-3) in the Accademia at Florence.
This model and the related 4 museum numbers have been extensively discussed in the literature of Michelangelo.
The French word écorché literally means flayed or skinned. It has been adopted almost universally by scholars when speaking of a human figure stripped of its skin and thus displaying the superficial layers of muscles. Sculpted models or statuettes in which the muscles of the body are revealed (or écorchés) first appeared in sixteenth century Europe, and in Italy primarily.
It was formerly ascribed to Michelangelo and appears to be a study for the pendent arm of the marble statue of David (1501-3) in the Accademia at Florence.
This model and the related 4 museum numbers have been extensively discussed in the literature of Michelangelo.
The French word écorché literally means flayed or skinned. It has been adopted almost universally by scholars when speaking of a human figure stripped of its skin and thus displaying the superficial layers of muscles. Sculpted models or statuettes in which the muscles of the body are revealed (or écorchés) first appeared in sixteenth century Europe, and in Italy primarily.
Object details
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| Title | A Right Arm Écorgé (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Red wax |
| Brief description | Red wax model of a right arm ecorche, an anatomical study, Italy (Florence) about 1550 |
| Physical description | Red wax model of a right arm écorché, an anatomical study, including part of the shoulder. Part of the thumb and the fingers are broken off. Model shows a right arm hanging downwards with the hand inwards and palm upturned. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the Gherardini Collection of artists’ terracotta and wax models Acquired in 1854 |
| Production | Formerly ascribed to Michelangelo. This model and the related 4 museum numbers have been extensively discussed in the literature of Michelangelo. |
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| Summary | This model in wax of a right arm écorgé is an anatomical study by an unknown artist made in Florence ca 1550. It was formerly ascribed to Michelangelo and appears to be a study for the pendent arm of the marble statue of David (1501-3) in the Accademia at Florence. This model and the related 4 museum numbers have been extensively discussed in the literature of Michelangelo. The French word écorché literally means flayed or skinned. It has been adopted almost universally by scholars when speaking of a human figure stripped of its skin and thus displaying the superficial layers of muscles. Sculpted models or statuettes in which the muscles of the body are revealed (or écorchés) first appeared in sixteenth century Europe, and in Italy primarily. |
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| Accession number | 4109-1854 |
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| Record created | August 24, 2004 |
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