Anatomical Man (Ecorché), c. 1600, Italian (Florence), Italian (Florence), 1547 - 1615, 13 3/4 x 8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. ( x x cm), Bronze, Italy, 16th century, Through its active stance, this ecorché (literally, a 'flayed' figure) becomes a living cadaver. The pose, drawn from classical statuary, provides an excellent opportunity to display the muscles in action, notably seen here in the differing tensions and movements of the shoulder, neck, and thigh muscles. The ecorché demonstrates the practice of anatomical representation that arose during the Renaissance

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