Skip to content
← Explore
Library Only+ Save

Meridian

The sweeping curve from inner thigh over the knee and down — this is the image's central landscape. The light sculpts the leg into something monumental, almost geological. The transition from shadow to luminosity along the inner knee carries immense sensual weight.

Irving Penn

Audience signals

Views

Avg rating

Resonance rate

Save rate

Confidence

LOW

The sweeping curve from inner thigh over the knee and down — this is the image's central landscape. The light sculpts the leg into something monumental, almost geological. The transition from shadow to luminosity along the inner knee carries immense sensual weight.

Style tier
Sequences

Work at a glance

Medium
Date created
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession no.
Date ingested
Apr 16, 2026
Subject

Classification

FragmentCurveClimax