Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm, ca. 1600- ca. 1605, Pen and brown ink, sheet: 10 15/16 x 7 5/16 in. (27.8 x 18.6 cm), Drawings, Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577–1640 Antwerp), This impressive sheet demonstrates Rubens' understanding of the human body and his commitment to rigorous anatomical study of the sort pioneered in the Italian Renaissance. The same powerful left arm and hand appears in two positions; each view exposes in detail the structure of the underlying muscles, bones, and blood vessels
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Anatomical Studies, left forearm, two positions, right, ca, 1600, 1605, Pen, brown ink, sheet, 10 15/16 x 7 5/16, 27.8 18.6 cm, Drawings, Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, Siegen, 1577–1640, Antwerp, impressive, demonstrates, Rubens, understanding, human body, commitment, rigorous anatomical, study, sort pioneered, Italian Renaissance, powerful left, arm, hand, view exposes, detail, structure, underlying muscles, bones, blood vessels
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