Juste de Juste
French, 1505-1559
Pyramid of Five Men
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Juste de Juste
French, 1505-1559c. 1543
Pyramid of Five Men
Juste de Juste French, 1505-1559 →etchingprint
Date
c. 1543
Medium
Etching in black on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 27.5 × 20.8 cm (10 7/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 34 × 24 cm (13 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley and Joseph Brooks Fair Fund
Juste de Juste was an assistant to Rosso Fiorentino at the Royal Palace of Fontainebleau, built by Francis I. As implausable as the composition may be, the tension and dynamism of the figures reveal Juste de Juste's understanding of anatomy. These prints explore the human body as an expressive medium; they exemplify the eccentric styles that grew up at Fontainebleau in the artistic search for ever more elegant, exaggerated forms.
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