Ecorche (English spelling)

Japanese: エコルシェ(英語表記)écorché figure
Ecorche (English spelling)
A term used in art. A painting or plaster cast that shows the state under the skin and exposed muscles for the purpose of studying the muscular movements of the human body or animals. Since the Renaissance, when research into human anatomy became popular, many painters and sculptors have attempted to create such models.

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Japanese:
美術用語。人体,動物の筋肉の動きの研究のために,皮膚下の状態,筋肉の露出した状態を写した絵あるいは石膏模型。人体の解剖学的探究の盛んになったルネサンス期以来,多くの画家,彫刻家によって試みられている。

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