A Nude Fighting Man, side view, turned to left [plate 27]

Executed with fine, closely spaced lines, the etching translates sculptural volume into a two‑dimensional surface. The artist renders musculature and tension through cross‑hatching, achieving a realistic sense of depth and movement that mirrors the handling of three‑dimensional statues.

The print is part of François Perrier’s 1638 series *Segmenta nobilium signorum et statuarum*, a collection intended as a visual resource for artists and collectors. The series drew on Roman Baroque decorative motifs and functioned as a reference for the study of classical forms.

Perrier, a French painter, draftsman, and printmaker active in the early seventeenth century, used this series to disseminate the language of antiquity to contemporary practitioners. The emphasis on anatomical precision reflects the period’s broader interest in classical ideals and the training of artists through printed models.