This sheet was designed as part of a larger print. The piled skulls and bones were to have served as a frame for a number of upright skeletons. Like many other artists of his time, Franco was extremely interested in the anatomy of the human body.
Specifications
| Title | Study of a Skeleton |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Etching and engraving |
| Object type |
Print
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 339 mm Height 116 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Graphic artist:
Semolei (Giovanni Battista Franco)
|
| Accession number | BdH 13609 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of Dr J.C.J. Bierens de Haan, 1951 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1951 |
| Creation date | in circa 1550 - 1560 |
| Collector | Collector / J.C.J. Bierens de Haan |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Etching
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
