Study Models of Parts of the Body, Johan Gregor van der Schardt (attributed to), c. 1560 - in or before 1570
terracotta (clay material), h 10.8cm More details
This group of small models of parts of the body are carefully copied after famous sculptures, in particular by Michelangelo, in Florence and Rome. They came from the workshop of the Nijmegen sculptor Johan Gregor van der Schardt, who had a successful career in Italy, Nuremberg, and Copenhagen. They are extremely rare examples of the, in part autograph, study material of a 16th-century sculptor.
