L’Altiste (The Violist)
Edgar Degas
Large image: HERE
L’Altiste (The Violist)
Edgar Degas
Large image: HERE
Detail of one of the thousands of soldiers of the Terracotta Army buried with emperor Qin Shi Huang (210-209 BC, Lintong District, Xi’an, Shaanxi province, China)
(via rusaman)
Kroisos Kouros - Ancient Greek sculpture, c. 530 BCE
Things to think about when studying:
- Where does this work fit in the development of Greek sculpture?
- How does it differ from later works where contrapposto is introduced?
Parthenon - Iktinos and Kallikrates, located in Athens, Greece. 447-432 BCE.
Konrad Krzyzanowski, Portrait of a Russian Actress, 1897
(Source: nativethoughts, via parliecharker)
Michelangelo, Tomb of Julius II, 1545