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Le Bas, Jacques Philippe (after Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin)
Étude du dessin
1757

A student, seated in a modestly outfitted studio, studies intently a reproduction of Jean-Baptiste Pigalle’s Mercury Tying his Sandal (1744, Paris, Musée du Louvre). Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin selected Pigalle’s figure for its twisting dynamism. With this choice, he also makes a significant statement about contemporary sculpture being just as edifying for young artists as classical examples. Drawing after famous works of art trained the artist in form, line and composition.

 
Le Bas, Jacques Philippe (after Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin)
Paris, France 1707-Paris, France 1783
Étude du dessin
1757
Engraving on paper
29.4 x 32.9 cm
Purchase, W. McAllister Johnson Fund, 1988
31-004

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