Two anonymous artists sitting next to Prud'hon, during the same session, also drew the model, giving us further appreciation of Prud'hon's abilities:
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Master Allegorical Artist
And this is NOT a Ziegfeld girl, though I thought it was when I first saw this print when I was 18—something about the hairband and face. It is from a hundred years before Ziegfeld, an academic study by the French master allegorical artist, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon—another favorite of mine.
Two anonymous artists sitting next to Prud'hon, during the same session, also drew the model, giving us further appreciation of Prud'hon's abilities:
Two anonymous artists sitting next to Prud'hon, during the same session, also drew the model, giving us further appreciation of Prud'hon's abilities:
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Great stuff.
the guy was a beast. the whole straight drawing deal he turned on to towards the end of his life was unusual for the time. most guys his age had turned themselves over to painting full-time, but Prud'hon saw more merit in doing drawings like these. I'm not complaining, that's for sure.
Great!
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