APOLLO E BACCO: studies from the antique

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Academic Drawings of Casts

BACCO

APOLLO

The drawing of plaster casts on figures was the accepted method to begin to learn to draw the figure in 19th century art schools.

 

Compare the drawings with an orignal Bacco in the Louvre, and compare the Apollo with the drawing "Apollon dit L'Adonis" -- Apollo detto l'Adone -- by Chatillon and the engraving of the statue from the Louvre by Henri-Guillaume Chatillon fom the book written by Duchesne Aine from Musée Francais; Recueil Des Plus Beaux Tableaux, Statues, et Bas-Reliefs Qui Existaient Au Louvre Avant 1815.

The images of Apollo are from the George Glazer Gallery.

Related posts: How to Draw - Drawing from Casts, Academic Drawings - The Ecole Des Beaux-Arts, Paris - Drawing from Life, Prints from Jean Duchesne Aine’s Musee Francais.