The image depicts two human figures in motion. One figure is shown from the side with its upper body bent slightly forward, while the other figure is shown primarily from the back, leaning forward. The detailed pencil work highlights the muscular structure of both figures. No facial features or hair details are visible. Neither figure is clothed. The drawing is on textured paper, appearing aged. The background is plain.
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Two Nude Figures [verso]

Luca Signorelli (Cortonese, 1445/1450 - 1523)

c. 1500

Medium
black chalk on tan laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 22.5 x 17.7 cm (8 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Woodner Collection, Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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