The muscles of the lower arm which act on the fingers, thumb and wrist raised from their origins and left at their insertions. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739.

Gerard de Lairesse · 1739]

What you practise here

Artistic anatomy: muscle masses and insertions

Follow the origin and insertion of each muscle group: what matters is the direction of the form, not the outline.

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

Other artworks to study

The muscles of the lower leg with the tendons separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739. Vigesimaseptima Tabula. Engraving of a flayed female back showing the muscles such as Trapizius Muscles of the shoulder, upper and lower arm. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739. A back view of the muscles of the thigh, intact but slightly separated from each other. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739. The flexor muscles of the arm, hand and fingers, separated from each other and raised through the use of a dowel and a perforated box. Engraving after G. de Lairesse, 1739. Study for a Triton (recto); Anatomical Studies ? (verso)