Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back — Battista Franco

Battista Franco

Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back

early 1540s

Dating
Within this decade
Held at
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Medium
pen and brown ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 24 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Secondary Support: 24 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Collection no.
1964.380.2
Attribution
By the artist
Image rights
CC0 1.0License details

Battista Franco. Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art

About this artwork

Upper Half of Skeleton from the Back — Battista Franco. early 1540s.

Medium: pen and brown ink. Dimensions: Sheet: 24 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Secondary Support: 24 x 17.3 cm (9 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.).

Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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