Mid-19th Century Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Academic drawing: L'Écorché by Houdon. Italian school. 19th century. 59x44cm This represents the statue of the écorché by the French sculptor Houdon. Sculpture - Anatomical model o...

Academic drawing: L'Écorché by Houdon. Italian school. 19th century. 59x44cm This represents the statue of the écorché by the French sculptor Houdon. Sculpture - Anatomical model of the male body, later transformed into numerous plate casts used by painters for the study and practice of anatomy. 19th century. 59 cm x 44 cm. Charcoal on paper. Good conservation conditions with small defects in the margins. The drawing depicts a man with a raised hand, without skin to show in detail his underlying muscles. Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828), French sculptor created this model in 1867, during his stay in Rome at the Académie de France He worked on a monumental religious...

This academic drawing, created on brown paper, depicts the renowned statue of Mercury by Giambologna, one of the most celebrated works of the Italian Renaissance. XIX century. Charcoal on brown paper. The original bronze sculpture, completed in 1565, portrays Mercury, the messenger of the gods, in a dynamic and graceful pose, with one foot barely touching the ground. He is depicted wearing winged sandals, a helmet, and holding the caduceus, the staff entwined with serpents symbolizing peace and prosperity. The original statue of Mercury is housed at the Bargello Museum in Florence, with a notable replica on display in the Boboli Gardens. In 19th-century academies, like the Accademia Albertina, plaster casts of classical and Renaissance statues were commonly used as study models for students of drawing and sculpture. This drawing showcases the academic focus on detail and the skillful use of chiaroscuro to recreate the three-dimensionality of the figure. This drawing is part of a collection of 19th-century charcoal studies from the Accademia Albertina in Turin, illustrating the use of black and brown charcoal on paper to represent classical sculptures. This Italian 19th-century drawing of a standing classical plaster sculpture...

Gladiator from Borghese Gallery. Mid XIX century academic drawing. Black charcoal on paper. Dimensions : cm 65 x cm 48 Statue of a gladiator from the Borghese Gallery. Excellent...

Pencil on paper, dated (lower right), 55cm x 44cm (76cm x 64cm framed) Drawings and paintings of the nude were central to academic art training in Europe from the 16th century onwar...

This exquisite copy of Federico Barocci's 'Madonna of the Cat' depicts the holy family together in a Renaissance style bedchamber. The Madonna holds a...

Simply one of the loveliest 19th Century drawings I have come across. The work has a wonderful immediacy, with a complete absence of pomp, posturing - of artist or model - or showiness. Depicted is a woman who is clearly in a world of her own...

Image dimensions: 15x23.5 cm. Colonnade is an original drawing by Horace Vernet. Image dimensions: 15 x 23.5 cm. Includes passpartout: 50 x 65 cm. Good ...

You are viewing one of a pair of stunning antique realist drawings by well listed Viennese artist August Gerasch. This piece was created with superb...