Beelden, een tekening en een fresco c. 1550 - 1570

This drawing, whose author is anonymous, presents a collection of figures sketched on paper. The sepia ink lends a classical feel, reminiscent of old master studies. Note how the composition is fragmented, lacking a central focus, instead offering a series of studies that seem to explore form and volume through the human figure. Each figure is outlined with varying degrees of detail, some more complete than others, which disrupts the conventional representation of the body. We see incomplete forms, decapitated statues, and figures emerging from architectural fragments. This reflects a broader intellectual trend of the time, questioning the coherence of classical ideals. The lines, seemingly spontaneous, capture movement and weight, and the play of light and shadow is suggested through hatching and cross-hatching. This deliberate fragmentation and incompleteness destabilizes the established values associated with classical art. The artwork exists in a perpetual state of becoming.